DO ALL THE GOOD YOU CAN, IN EVERY WAY, TO EVERYONE, ALWAYS
There is a simple, almost startling truth in these words: Do all the good you can, in all the ways you can, to all the people you can, at all the times you can. It is a call to action so comprehensive, so relentless, that it should make us pause—and then rise to meet it. How often we compartmentalize our faith, thinking our goodness can be selective, partial, or convenient. Yet the Gospel refuses such smallness. Love is not limited to Sundays, polite conversation, or those who resemble us. Love is expansive, tireless, and intentional.
To do good in all the ways we can is to recognize that God has equipped each of us with unique gifts, opportunities, and responsibilities. One person comforts the grieving, another instructs the ignorant, another provides material help. The ways are as varied as the lives God places before us. The question is not whether the work is large or impressive, but whether it is done faithfully, diligently, and in accordance with the Spirit of Christ. Every kind word, every selfless act, every gentle correction or encouragement counts in the eyes of God.
To do good to all the people we can challenges every prejudice, every limitation of vision, every inclination to ignore or dismiss those we consider different, inconvenient, or difficult. The world is full of neighbors in need—neighbors near and far, strangers in crisis, friends struggling in silence. The call is not to partiality but to generosity of heart, to see Christ in every face, and to serve Him through every act of kindness.
To do good at all the times we can is perhaps the most challenging. Life offers no perfect moment for charity or compassion; it offers only the present. Tomorrow is uncertain, opportunities pass, and sometimes the timing is inconvenient. Yet God calls us to readiness, to immediate action when love is required, and to faithful presence when hearts are hurting. The Christian life is a life of active service, a life alert to moments in which good can be done, and a life unwilling to postpone mercy or justice.
The principle is not merely moral; it is spiritual. Jesus Himself modeled this expansive love. He healed, taught, fed, comforted, and forgave at every opportunity, to all who came, without hesitation or calculation. His love is our pattern, and His Spirit empowers us to follow it. Let us, then, embrace this call fully, not selectively. Let every day be a field for good, every encounter a chance to serve, every moment an opportunity to honor God in action.
Lord, open my eyes to every opportunity to do good, and give me the courage to act without hesitation. Help me to serve in every way I can, to love all the people You place before me, and to act faithfully at every moment. Let Your Spirit guide my hands, my words, and my heart, that I may reflect Your love to a hurting world. Amen.
Amen
