Ought is an interesting word. It is a helping verb indicating not the way that things are, but rather the way that things should be. Usually, ought carries responsibility that the subject (the speaker) should be doing. Some activity or action that should be happening. Ought indicates a lack or incompleteness of an action that should be going on. In Scripture, ought is used 97 times, but my two favorite verses are Luke 18:1, “And he spake a parable unto them to this end, that men ought always to pray, and not to faint.” And then, at the Last Supper, Jesus washed the feet of the disciples saying in John 13:14, “If I then, your Lord and Master, have washed your feet; ye also ought to wash one another's feet.” What two great examples! Jesus said that we should pray, and Jesus said that we should be loving servants to others. Two great admonitions! Hey, be kind to someone today and pray for one another. God will be pleased.
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