"Help your brothers," is what God said to Isreal's leaders. How long were they to help their brothers? "Until they too have taken possession of the land that God is giving them" (Jos. 1:14-15.)
That's a long time. What if they were to fall on their way to the promised land? Would it be okay to move on leaving them behind? Of course not! One theme running through the Bible is endurance. We are supposed to finish the race. Sometimes we'll be running while at other times we'll just be plodding along barely able to just put one foot in front of the other. I know alot about plodding, both physically and spiritually. When I'm plodding, more often than not, I'll sit down. I'll tell myself that I just can't go on and I'll start again later. But what if I were carrying someone to safety? I'd probably want to sit down, but I'll go on to get the job done and then I'll rest.
We are told to finish. Israel was told to finish. People are depending on us to finish so they might fulfill the promises of God. Here's the question: Do I do that which is only for my benefit or do I add value to others? I know what God has commanded me to do: endure, finish, complete. And in the process add value to others.
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There are many ways to serve others, i.e. add value to others. There are a lot of really great humanitarians trying to do what they can to help their fellow human beings. One of my favorite organizations is Save the Children. Another is Samaritans Purse. Those of us who are on fixed incomes may not be able to help financially, but we can help by volunteering, for example I volunteer with the Adult Literacy Council in the state that I live in. I find it very rewarding to help adults learn how to read.
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