Make It Your Problem
We must make doing good a daily problem and seize opportunities to make a positive impact, no matter how small it may seem.
Mary Wilder Tileston, through the words of Edmund H. Sears and Sarah W. Stephen, emphasizes the importance of seizing every opportunity to do good unto all men, as highlighted in Galatians 6:10. The sermon challenges individuals to assess if they have truly done what they could in spreading blessings and light in their daily lives, reminding them that divine endeavors should fill every sphere, no matter how humble. It warns against the delusion of waiting for grand means to do good, overlooking the simple yet impactful opportunities that surround us each day.
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As we have therefore opportunity, let us do good unto all men.
GALATIANS 6:10
She hath done what she could.
MARK 14:8
VERY consoling words, if we can be sure they apply to us. Very pungent condemnation if they apply not, and we suffer opportunities to go by. The rule de.mands no impossibilities; but it does demand that every sphere, however humble, shall be filled with divine endeavors. You have not done what you could if you have not made it the problem of every day; how many burdens can I make lighter? how much heart sunshine can I shed about me? how much can I in.crease the sum of human blessing in the circle where my lines have fallen? How easily we slide into the delusion that we should do a great deal more good if we had the means, overlooking the means that lie close about us!
EDMUND H. SEARS
There is no act too trifling to be made by God the first link in a chain of blessing; whether some trifling incident is allowed on our part to drop unobserved, or is taken up and placed in its intended position, often depends on the entertainment we have given to some previously-suggested idea of duty.
SARAH W. STEPHEN
Sermon Outline
- The Importance of Doing Good
- The Standard of Doing Good
- The Means to Do Good
- We often overlook the means that lie close to us
- Even small acts can be made by God to be the first link in a chain of blessing
Key Quotes
“She hath done what she could.” — Mary Wilder Tileston
“There is no act too trifling to be made by God the first link in a chain of blessing;” — Mary Wilder Tileston
Application Points
- Make doing good a daily problem by constantly seeking opportunities to make a positive impact.
- Remember that even small acts can be significant and have a profound impact on those around you.
- Seize opportunities to make a difference, and don't overlook the means that lie close to you.