“Pay It Forward” is November 18’s entry from Dr. David Jeremiah’s ‘Turning Points with God: 365 Daily Devotions’ (2014).
"We will bless the LORD from this time forth and forevermore."
Psalm 115:18
In the movie Pay It Forward, the concept of paying someone back for a good deed is replaced with the idea of passing the blessing on to another person instead, creating an endless chain of giving to others what has been given to you. The thought is that, in time, people everywhere will look for ways to “pay it forward” and the world will become a better place.
As Christians, we have the opportunity every day to pay it forward to those who are lost in this world by giving them a glimpse of Christ through our kindness. We were each given a gift when Jesus hung on the cross and died for our sins; every time we demonstrate His love to someone, we bless not only them but also our Lord and Savior.
The Bible tells us that when we stand before our Maker to account for our time on earth, what we have done for “the least of these” will be as if we did it unto God Himself. So let’s eagerly search for ways to bless those whom God places in our path, with the ultimate aim of glorifying our heavenly Father.
To end, a quote from John Calvin, “All the blessings we enjoy are Divine deposits, committed to our trust on this condition, that they should be dispensed for the benefit of our neighbors.”
