May 8, 2024
Read Deuteronomy 22, Proverbs 3, Romans 3
What is something that you feel obligated to do? It might be something that you do not have to do but maybe you feel compelled to do it anyway. Do you look out for an elderly neighbor? Would you stand up for someone who needs your help? Would you lend a stranger a hand who needed help?
In Proverbs 3 we are told, “Do not withhold good from those who deserve it, when it is in your power to act. 28 Do not say to your neighbor, “Come back later; I’ll give it tomorrow”— when you now have it with you” vv. 27-28. We see a principle in these two verses that we have an obligation to help others when we can and have the power to do it. We have a responsibility to abstain from evil, but these verses also teach us that we have a responsibility to do good just as much.
What else do you see in these chapters? What words, phrases, themes stand out to you?
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