![]() Though it is easier to show it to some more than others, You command us to show kindness to all people, both friend and foe. He my ev’ry need provides, my soul is satisfied.ĭaily prayer: Father, throughout Scripture You show us practical ways that we can show kindness to others. And I believe you do as well. Today let’s rejoice in God’s kindness and allow it to overflow in our lives as we serve Him and as we serve others. I want to accept His kindness with gratitude and live my life as His child expressing kindness to others. “Therefore, as God’s chosen people, holy and dearly loved, clothe yourselves with compassion, kindness, humility, gentleness and patience” (Colossians 3:12). As God’s chosen children we are to imitate His kindness in our relationship with others. All over the world today His kindness is being demonstrated even to the ungrateful and wicked, many of whom defiantly deny Him. God’s kindness is unlimited.Ĭhrist’s willingness to offer himself to save the lost world shows the extent of God’s kindness. Jesus, in teaching that we are to love even our enemies, describes the Most High as “kind to the ungrateful and wicked” (Luke 6:35). Isn’t it wonderful that one of the eternal qualities used to describe the God of the Universe is “kindness”! In fact one of the richest expressions of His kindness is found in a teaching in the gospels that can be easily overlooked, since it primarily deals with our love for one another. The ground of this goodness is not in us but in Christ, and hence its character as grace, or unmerited favor.” Theologian Charles Hodge points out that “God’s grace is manifested through His kindness towards us, and that kindness is exercised through Christ and for His sake. Let’s just savor the last one today “expressed in His kindness to us in Christ Jesus.” The Greek word for kindness “ chrestotes” is used rather infrequently in the New Testament, and only five times does it refer to a characteristic of God. Every phrase is rich and loaded with truth. The daily portion of Scripture surely contains some of the richest theological truths in the entire Bible. Today I want to consider an eternally deliberate, purposeful and planned act of kindness. It sure cheers the heart to consider them! But there’s also a lot of “random acts of kindness” taking place all over. There’s a lot of evil in the world, a lot of wicked acts are taking place. Brooklyn passed on the bicycle and albums to Brooksyne and so she remembers this incident very well. As a way of thanking him they gave him a 10 speed bicycle and some Christian record albums. ![]() Once, while Brooksyne was in Bible College, a group of young people were broken down in Tulsa and Brooklyn towed their car so it could be fixed. Sometimes he would take the people home with him whose car was in repair. On occasion this got him into trouble since taking the time to help others in need was not on his work schedule. ![]() My father-in-law Brooklyn Sherrell (now deceased) drove a truck for 40 years and frequently stopped to help people whose car was broken down. And God raised us up with Christ and seated us with Him in the heavenly realms in Christ Jesus, in order that in the coming ages He might show the incomparable riches of His grace, expressed in His kindness to us in Christ Jesus” (Ephesians 2:4-7). “But because of His great love for us, God, who is rich in mercy, made us alive with Christ even when we were dead in transgressions–it is by grace you have been saved. Click here to listen to us read this message on your audio player.
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