We've Got It Good, So Let's Do Good!

As I was reading my Bible this morning, I felt God talking to me! No, I didn’t hear His audible voice, like I said, I felt God talking to me, but it was clear and vivid in my mind. So, do you want to know what He said to me??
God said, “Mike, you’ve got it good, so do good.”
Now, let me make this clear. I sat down to write this meandering and thought I was going to write about Fall coming and the joy it brings me because the temperature is cooler, football is back, and the trees are starting to change. But I guess that’s not what God wanted me to write about…that’s why I call these articles “Mike’s Meanderings,” because that is really what they are, my meanderings. I hope you are uplifted and challenged as much as I am!
Ok, back to what God said!
I was reading in 1 Timothy and that’s when God put this in my head. Here’s what I was reading:
17 Teach those who are rich in this world not to be proud and not to trust in their money, which is so unreliable. Their trust should be in God, who richly gives us all we need for our enjoyment. 18 Tell them to use their money to do good. They should be rich in good works and generous to those in need, always being ready to share with others. 19 By doing this they will be storing up their treasure as a good foundation for the future so that they may experience true life. ~ 1 Timothy 6:17-19
Now let me tell you this, when I first started reading this I breezed right past this section of scripture. Why, you ask? Probably for the same reason you did when you read it! I wouldn’t consider myself “rich” and I can bet neither do you. That’s when God said, “Mike, you’ve got it good, so do good!” Did you notice the exclamation point?? I don’t think God was yelling at me, but He wanted my attention. He wanted me to go back and read it again, but this time in the context of knowing that I live in rural Iowa, in America, where I have so many luxuries! So, I did, and wow God’s voice was loud and clear!
Take a moment and read those verses again. Did you get the same sense that I did?
We are so blessed in America and really, we are rich!
We must never put our trust in money or be conceited. We nee to put our hope, our trust in God because he gives us all we need!
God continues to open our eyes and shows us how we should live. We must never forget that we’ve got it good, and we need to do good to others! As we put our trust in God, we will become more generous and willing to share with others in need.
This must go beyond the money side of things! We must be willing to share our faith with others. We must be willing to share the forgiveness we’ve received with those in our homes, our neighborhoods, and our workplaces!
We’ve got it good, so let’s do good!  ~ Mike