What is the secret of Good Deeds? Is it true that no good deed goes unpunished? Let us look at a few Bible verses to grasp a few clues.
Matthew 6:1 Take heed that you do not do your charity before men, to be seen of them: otherwise you have no reward of your Father which is in heaven.
The quickest way to spoil any return on good deeds is to publish them before the public. You only make yourself feel good. The public may have opinions like brown noser, sucking up or when are you going to do more for us. Good deeds in secret builds character your Soul. The receiver of a good deed done in secret is grateful for the good deed and grateful you didn't benefit by their embarrassment of being in need.
Galatians 6:9 - And let us not be weary in well doing: for in due season we shall reap, if we faint not.
To be weary of doing Good Deeds is to have fear of facing punishment from the Destroyer for doing the good deed. The Destroyer cannot take away the spiritual results of your good deed but he can take away your joy and your benefits from your good works. To faint is to become open to spiritual attacks. To faint is not standing up to your friend's bully and facing his anger when you could have hid, playing the coward.
Colossians 3:17 - And whatsoever you do in word or deed, do all in the name of the Yahusha Hamashia, giving thanks to Elohiym and the Father by Him.
In a way you have the seal of Yahuah Elohiym. You can place His seal onto the good deeds you do. By doing this, your good deeds no longer has your name on it. The Destroyer then has to stand in judgement before Yahuah for his actions.
James 4:17 - Therefore to him that knows to do good, and does it not, to him it is sin.
By not doing the good deed before you, you will face punishment from Yahuah. By doing the good deed it's punishment from the Destroyer. All is not lost getting punishment from the Destroyer, there is a reward in heaven for that also.
James 2:26 - For as the body without the spirit is dead, so faith without works is dead also.
A dead body is nothing but rotting flesh. It's the Spirit that keeps the body functioning. Spirit is more than the brain and heart functioning. Spirit is multidimensional reaching our Heavenly Father in Heaven. Faith is our spiritual body at this point. Good Deeds is more than spending money on neighbors. It's the actions of doing the good deed that is the Spirit that makes your Faith body come alive and remain alive. If you let the Destroyer cause you to loose faith in doing good deeds, your Faith is dead because you terminated doing good deeds. If you kill your good deed by publishing it for all to see, you took everything good out of it and your Faith is then in trouble.
