Just Do It!
November 29, 2009
by John ImlerJohn is an RVchurchesUSA Ambassor and author of It’s Never Too Late
God’s words to Cain in Genesis 4 seem to translate into words that have become a present day cliché: Just Do It!
He said in verse 7, “If you do what is right, will you not be accepted? But if you do not do what is right, sin is crouching at your door; it desires to have you, but you must master it.” In essence He said: You know what is right, just do it and you will be accepted. We see here the age old battle of making right or wrong decisions and choices.
God implied that Cain knew right from wrong and He must make the right choice. I recall hearing: the Lord helps them who help themselves and don’t ask God to do for you what you can do for yourself. In our Christian life there are some things God wants us to do ourselves to show our love for Him and our devotion to Him.
We know that we ought to pray more and read the Bible more. There may be old habits that need to be changed. Perhaps God is saying: Just Do It! Throughout the Bible we are admonished to use self-control or, in other words, control our own desires, emotions, minds, and bodies (I Thessalonians 4:4 and 5:6-8; Titus 2:1,12).
But how do we do this? It is a matter of our being willing to do what we know is the right thing—to make the right choice or decision. We must first make the decision. In this sense, the Lord does help those who help themselves. However, we soon realize that we need God’s help since we cannot live the Christian life without it.
The Apostle Paul said, “I can do everything,” but then adds “through him (Christ) who gives me strength” (Philippians 4:13). Yes, Christ is waiting to help us, for He knows we cannot do it alone. Jesus said in John 15: 5 “apart from me you can do nothing.”
As we realize our own weakness in doing what is right (2 Cor. 12:10), we will turn to Christ for the strength that Paul spoke about. Yes, the Lord does help us; however, we must first make our own decision to do that which we know is right.
John welcomes your comments either below or email him directly at john@faithrescued.com
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