Do good and share

But do not forget to do good and to share, for with such sacrifices God is well pleased. – Hebrews 13.16

Sometimes the teachings of scripture are so simple that they seem too practical to be, well spiritually important. Some of the instructions they are so childlike we wonder if they are really all that big a deal. 

Here is an example. It sounds like something we might teach our children or our grandchildren. 

Don’t forget to be good and share. The old King James said ‘be good and communicate.’ That was a great old word. It was before ‘communicate’ just meant to share words. It meant to share everything. 

‘Be good and share’ sounds like something I would tell my grandsons when I drop them at school. That’s a little simple, but it is basically what the Bible says. 

And then we see how important that it – for with these sacrifices God is well pleased. It makes God happy. 

So on this Christmas Eve how about if we just take these two little ‘rules’ on board. Do good and share. It may require a sacrifice  - but it’ll make God happy. 

Can you imagine how different things would be if God’s people learned to do good and to share? I know this  - God would surely be pleased!