“Do not withhold good from those who deserve it when it’s in your power to help them.”
Proverbs 3:27
Move fast when you need to forgive or ask for forgiveness. Be quick to keep your promises to God. And when you’re faced with temptation, run!
Today we’re going to look at why should we move fast.
We move fast when you have the opportunity to do good. The Bible says it over and over: When you see a chance to do something good for someone else, do it immediately.
God puts people with needs in your life over and over again—you just have to be on the lookout for them. Their needs might be physical. Some needs could be emotional, like a need for kindness or encouragement.
Proverbs 3:27 says, “Do not withhold good from those who deserve it when it’s in your power to help them”.
The Bible also says in Ecclesiastes 11:4, “If you wait for perfect conditions, you will never get anything done”.
There’s never a “perfect” time to do anything. Plus, you’re not even guaranteed tomorrow. In John 9:4 Jesus says, “All of us must quickly carry out the tasks assigned us by the one who sent me, for there is little time left before the night falls and all work comes to an end”.
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