Are YOU Good-Part 2

Yesterday we talked about goodness. We talked about where the focus of our goodness needs to be, and that’s Jesus. One day when Jesus was teaching His disciples, a man came up to Jesus and called Him, “Good Teacher.” Jesus’ reply to the man was this: “Why do you call me ‘good’? There is no one who is good except God alone.”

What was Jesus saying to this man? Was he agreeing with him that He was good? Or was something else going on?

I believe that Jesus’ response here was a slight wink and nod to the fact that He was God. He was telling this man (who, by the way, was trying to trick Him into saying something that would be grounds for the religious leaders to kill him) that in calling Jesus good, he was actually calling Jesus God…and that is exactly what they were trying to get Jesus to say.

So here’s the point I want to make to you today. As you go about doing good, remember that your good deeds need to be a reflection of who you are. The point of the fruit of the Spirit is that these are things that we are supposed to do naturally, as the Spirit is working in and through us. So we are to be good, patient, kind, etc.; and not just do kind things, or good things.

So think about that this week, and thanks for reading the blog today. We’ll see you on Sunday!