牧者心聲  Pastor's Message

12/27/2009

Season of good deeds


        I just noticed that I helped out a few people this week. A few nights ago, I assisted a woman at a street corner that looked a little desperate. She was holding a cake and it appeared as if she missed the bus. After flagging me down and explaining her situation, I found that this was her circumstances. I decided to give her a lift to her Jewish temple, as she had just missed the last bus that would get her there on time. Was this a dangerous situation, giving a stranger a ride? Perhaps. Is this something I would suggest you do? It depends on the situation, but is not necessarily something you MUST do.

        Or consider today. Some packages happened to arrive at the Fellowship Center, even though we did not order them. The FedEx driver accidentally left at our doorstep some boxes that were actually for a house down on Balboa with the same house number. Guy and I decided to drop off the items after finding out that if FedEx were to pick them up, the holiday schedule wouldn’t allow a pickup by FedEx until the 28th... a whole 5 days later!!! Ridiculous! We can carry the boxes over.

        I know some would say that this is the season to do nice things and that is why we acted in such a manner. But then that begs one to ask, is there a time when we shouldn’t do nice things? (Although I’ve heard that during this season, mall parking lots are not the nicest of places. This is perhaps due to the stress of the “season of giving.”) In either case, I want to suggest that good things be done not just during the holiday season, but at all times of the year. The added benefit to do good things around Christmas is not because it is the season to do nice things, but to find the opportunity to share about Jesus. All of these people I had never met before. They were, in fact, strangers or “outsiders.” It is not too late to do a good deed. And even though Christmas has passed, Jesus is still the reason for the season.

Colossians 4:5 Be wise in the way you act toward outsiders; make the most of every opportunity.


      Brother Benjamin Chung