There's an old saying that says, "Don't put off for tomorrow what you can do today." We usually think of this in terms of the "stuff" of life that we have to accomplish that often falls prey to our procrastination. But today, in Proverbs 3, we are reminded that that old saying goes much further than folding clothes or paying a bill. In the midst of explaining the benefits of wisdom, knowledge and understanding, Solomon throws in this interesting set of verses that take the focus off of what wisdom can do for us and place it elsewhere...
"Do not withhold good from those to whom it is due,
When it is in the power of your hand to do so.
Do not say to your neighbor, 'Go, and come back, And tomorrow I will give it,'When you have it with you." (vs. 27, 28)
Today's prayer for you is that you will remember to do good for someone else today--that you will stop and pray for that person when they make the request or you will stop and ask (and really listen) to how someone's day is going. It doesn't take very much to serve another person and glorify God. We like to say "Service Is Simple" and today is as good a day as any to intentionally make someone's day. Today, take the challenge to look beyond your situation and circumstance and throw some good in someone's direction; and watch as the power of goodness makes all the difference in that person's world.
Be encouraged to make a difference!
MinD
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