Recently, my car
started spewing oil out over the engine. Smoke and stink of burned oil filled
every ride. I knew that something
needed fixing fast but garages charge much more than the budget allowed at the time.
One of the men in our
church looked at it. He said he thought
he could fix it, and he did. He bought a gasket and installed it. It took him three hours and he charged me
nothing. That was an incredible
act of love and charity and I will always be thankful.
The Bible has a lot to
say about kindness, compassion, and love (charity). We find examples of it
everywhere.
Romans 13:10 says
to love our neighbor to fulfill the law. Romans 15:5 says that we should be like the God of
patience and consolation. Acts 20:35 reminds us that we should support
the weak and that it is more blessed to give than to receive.
Romans 15:5 - Now the God of
patience and consolation grant you to be likeminded one toward another
according to Christ Jesus:
Of course,
Jesus performed the
ultimate act of love.
John 3:16 - For God so loved
the world, that he gave his only begotten Son, that whosoever believeth in him
should not perish, but have everlasting life.
Charity
Charity is hard for many of us. We think of people with their hands stretched out and a “gimme”
attitude or bums on the street hitting you up for money. 1 Peter 4:8 says charity will
cover a multitude of sins. Matthew 5:42 admonishes us to give to those who ask
and not to turn them away.
Compassion
Compassion is a lot of things. It is love for one another,
and doing the right thing. It is being courteous and speaking only good as it
edifies and brings grace upon us.
1 Peter 3:8 -
Finally, [be ye] all of one mind, having compassion one of another, love as
brethren, [be] pitiful, [be] courteous:
Ephesians 4:29 - Let no corrupt communication proceed out of your mouth, but that which is good to the use of edifying, that it may minister grace unto the hearers.
Kindness Lasts
Ephesians 4:29 - Let no corrupt communication proceed out of your mouth, but that which is good to the use of edifying, that it may minister grace unto the hearers.
Kindness Lasts
The kindness of my friend at church will outlive the car. Any act of kindness, no matter how great or small will stay with the one who gives and the one who receives the love behind it.
Be kind to someone today.It does not need to cost anything. A smile, greeting, or friendly word could make all the difference to a hurting person.
And be sure to pass on any love, caring, or compassion you receive along the way. If we each perform random acts of kindness, we make the world a happier place and fulfill God's law.
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