Do The Right Thing By Others
"Teach those who are rich...to do good." 1 Timothy 6:17-18 NLT
Taskmasters don't come much tougher than Bob Thompson. For forty years he pushed his highway workers hard six days a week from April to December to finish the job before the first frost. Their loyalty, sweat, and hard work helped make him a very rich man. Thompson remembered this and returned the favor. When he sold his company, Michigan's largest asphalt and paving business, he gave his 550 current and retired employees $128 million from his gains. Even surviving spouses got checks. Some ninety employees became instant millionaires. Thompson started the Thompson--McCully Company with $3,500 his wife, Ellen, earned from substitute teaching. The first five years in business were challenging. Thompson didn't take a salary. So why later did he give away so much of this fortune? "It was the right thing to do," he said. "You realize the people around you have gone through all the pain and suffering with you. I wanted to pay them back." When the checks were handed out, Thompson wasn't present. He said, "I didn't want to be there because it gets too emotional." This man practiced what the apostle Paul talked about: "Teach those who are rich...to do good. They should be rich in good works and generous to those in need, always being ready to share with others." Doing good isn't a moonlighting occupation, it's a full-time job. The person of character is guided by the North Star of goodness that leads him or her to ask in every situation, "What's the right thing to do?" And the answer is always: "Do the right thing by others".
This message taken from: Daily Devotional - The Word For You Today
Taskmasters don't come much tougher than Bob Thompson. For forty years he pushed his highway workers hard six days a week from April to December to finish the job before the first frost. Their loyalty, sweat, and hard work helped make him a very rich man. Thompson remembered this and returned the favor. When he sold his company, Michigan's largest asphalt and paving business, he gave his 550 current and retired employees $128 million from his gains. Even surviving spouses got checks. Some ninety employees became instant millionaires. Thompson started the Thompson--McCully Company with $3,500 his wife, Ellen, earned from substitute teaching. The first five years in business were challenging. Thompson didn't take a salary. So why later did he give away so much of this fortune? "It was the right thing to do," he said. "You realize the people around you have gone through all the pain and suffering with you. I wanted to pay them back." When the checks were handed out, Thompson wasn't present. He said, "I didn't want to be there because it gets too emotional." This man practiced what the apostle Paul talked about: "Teach those who are rich...to do good. They should be rich in good works and generous to those in need, always being ready to share with others." Doing good isn't a moonlighting occupation, it's a full-time job. The person of character is guided by the North Star of goodness that leads him or her to ask in every situation, "What's the right thing to do?" And the answer is always: "Do the right thing by others".
This message taken from: Daily Devotional - The Word For You Today
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