Why teach about good work ? when those whom we teach, not hear !
I was discouraged.
But I heard this:
Therefore, having this ministry by the mercy of God, we do not lose heart. -2 Corinthians 4:1
Likewise, I have heard:
teaching them to observe all that I have commanded you. And behold, I am with you always, to the end of the age." -Matthew 28:20
Why I should teach I wonder ? It is because the Lord have told me to teach myself and others to observe all that Jesus have commanded us.
It took me time to realize to understand what is written in Ephesians 2:10 on what can be considered good works.
Yes, what can be considered good works is love.
For we heard:
For we are His workmanship, created in Christ Jesus for good works, which God prepared beforehand, that we should walk in them. -Ephesians 2:10
Unless we know how God is working in us, we are unable to understand how to do good works as God intended.
For we can do no good works apart from our Lord Jesus Christ.
For we are called to walk in love as we do good works that He calls us to do.
Only love begets love.
Only the love of Christ enables us to walk in this love and do good works.
So what is working in us, created in Christ Jesus is His love.
This is what we have heard:
that according to the riches of his glory he may grant you to be strengthened with power through His Spirit in your inner being, -Ephesians 3:16
so that Christ may dwell in your hearts through faith'that you, being rooted and grounded in love, -Ephesians 3:17
Likewise, we have heard:
and hope does not put us to shame, because God's love has been poured into our hearts through the Holy Spirit who has been given to us. -Romans 5:5
So how God the Father is working in us ? He works through His Spirit in our inner being or our hearts!
What God the Spirit is working or doing in our hearts ?
God the Spirit gives us strength. What strength ? strength to be rooted and grounded in love of Christ.
How about Jesus ? Jesus dwell in our hearts.
when Jesus dwell in our hearts? Do He also work ? Yes, He works, as we have heard:
And they went out and preached everywhere, while the Lord worked with them and confirmed the message by accompanying signs.]] -Mark 16:20
That is why apostle have said this with certainty to the saints in Philippi :
And I am sure of this, that He who began a good work in you will bring it to completion at the day of Jesus Christ.- Philippians 1:6
We need to know how God works in us !
We need to know that we need to work with our Lord Jesus Christ to bear fruit in good work. The fruit of love !
We need to understand and grasp this love of
our Lord Jesus Christ more and more. Then we can be more effective in good works.
As we have heard:
And walk in love, as Christ loved us and gave Himself up for us, a fragrant offering and sacrifice to God. -Ephesians 5:2
Have our lives be a fragrant offering and sacrifice to God ?
Unless we learn more and be found in Christ’s love ! What we offer can’t be fragrant enough! Our sacrifice to do good works lacks the love of Christ, that is acceptable to God.
Let us be immersed in His love. Be washed in His love. Then we have the strength to forgive those who wronged us.
Have we ever been mistreated? Yes. Wasn’t our Lord mistreated, too ? Yes, He is
But this is what He calls us to do ! He calls to do good works :
"But I say to you who hear, Love your enemies, do good to those who hate you, -Luke 6:27
bless those who curse you, pray for those who abuse you. -Luke 6:28
But love your enemies, and do good, and lend, expecting nothing in return, and your reward will be great, and you will be sons of the Most High, for he is kind to the ungrateful and the evil. -Luke 6:35
Be merciful, even as your Father is merciful. -Luke 6:36
Our comfort of love in this afflictions of being hated by our enemies, of being cursed and abuse ; what we have heard is the great reward and that we will be the sons of the Most High. Yes, the sons of our Heavenly Father.
Unless we understand, accept and be found in the love of our Heavenly Father ! Many things we are called to do such love our enemies, bless those who curse and pray to those who abuse us or mistreat us can be a real challenge for us ! We don’t have the strength!
Where those strength comes from ? It is important that we know the love of God !
For it is the love of God that enables many prophets, apostles and faithful ministers of God. Likewise, we are !
As we have heard:
Who shall separate us from the love of Christ? Shall tribulation, or distress, or persecution, or famine, or nakedness, or danger, or sword? -Romans 8:35
Only when we be found in the love of Christ ! We can bear the fruit of good works like the way God prepared beforehand, that we should walk in them.