Nothing To Brag About

 

Jesus said, “Beware of practicing your righteousness before men to be noticed by them; otherwise you have no reward with your Father who is in heaven.

So when you give to the poor, do not sound a trumpet before you, as the hypocrites do in the synagogues and in the streets, so that they may be honored by men. Truly I say to you, they have their reward in full.

But when you give to the poor, do not let your left hand know what your right hand is doing, so that your giving will be in secret; and your Father who sees what is done in secret will reward you.”

Matthew 6:1-4

When we are doing good, we sometimes get carried away by our own feelings of righteousness.  We feel pretty good about ourselves and let people know it.  

Jesus warns us that we are not to seek glory for doing good, but we are to do good for the sake of doing good, knowing that our reward comes from God, not from man.  

So, go do some good!