Tuned In – Palm Valley Youth

posted by: Darius Sanders

Scripture
I Timothy 5:25
In the same way, the good deeds of some people are obvious.  And the good deeds done in secret will someday come to light. 

Own Words/Observation
When some people do good things, everybody finds out about what they did.  They may get an award for what they did, they may get recognition from their peers, they might get to make speeches about it, they may even get on TV where the public makes it out to be a big deal.  There are other people however that do good things that they get no recognition whatsoever for.  That’s because they did these good things when no one else was around or they never told anyone about what they did.  God saw exactly what these people did in secret; and one day, a lot of people will know about it.  That day might not be while they are here on this earth, but rest assured, whether in heaven or on earth, their good deeds will be noticed by others at some time or another.

Application
This verse reminds me a lot of a verse I read last week in II Thessalonians 3:13 that says “…never get tired of doing good.”  Some people feel that since they don’t get any recognition for the good things they do, they should just stop doing them.  They get discouraged because they feel that other people are getting recognized for doing things while they aren’t getting any recognition for what they do. 

The great thing is that God sees every single good deed done in secret and He will someday show others what you did.  Sure, there are some people that will get recognized by hundreds of people here on this earth for what they’ve done, but that’s nothing compared to the billions of people that will recognize you in Heaven for what you’ve done in secret here on this earth.  We need to keep doing good deeds knowing that God will choose when He wants those good deeds to be exposed to others, whether it be now on this earth or later in Heaven.

Prayer
God, thank You for the motivation to do good deeds, even when no one else is watching.  I pray that the people in my life that do good deeds that I never recognize them for would one day get to experience how much greater Your recognition and timing are for bringing those good deeds to light.