"Take heed that you do not do your charitable deeds before men, to be seen by them.
Otherwise you have no reward from your Father in heaven." Matthew 6:1
There is an episode of Thomas and Friends where Henry, the green engine, goes about attempting good deeds so that those he serves will praise him. Inevitably everything he does goes sideways and instead of being praise he is chastised. At the very end of the episode Henry finally does something good with no hoped for outcome and he is finally praised.
This is what Jesus is talking about, if we perform our deeds, do them so that people will see them, they will see and they may praise, but we will not get approval from our creator. On the other hand, if we do good so that good may be done, if we do good so that others lives will be enhanced, if we do good in secret we will be blessed beyond the moment and beyond the shouts of praise. Instead we will be bless in our heavenly Father/Mother's eyes. And that praise will be louder, clearer, and ever lasting.
+ Have you ever been guilty of doing something for momentary praise?
+ How did it turn out?
+ What about when you have done good in secret?
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