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Ephesians 4:32 (HCSB)
32 And be kind and compassionate to one another, forgiving one another, just as God also forgave you in Christ.
Observation:
A friend recently shared with me that she heard a pastor say, "The one attribute people look for in people is kindness". Do you find this to be true in your life?
I have many be goals in my life, and one of those goals is to "Be kind". Is kindness one of the attributes you look for in others, then sow the seed of kindness into the lives of others.
I found a quote from Lehman Strauss, a pastor I heard speak at an International Conference of Christian Business Men a number of years ago, that says this.
"Kindness comes from such words as kin and kindred which means that it treats a person as one's own kin".
There are some things that should begin at home, and those of us who are members of the Body of Christ are brothers and sisters. A good beginning is to be kind to one another. If you belong to Christ, you are family with all of God's children.
If we begin to sow seeds of kindness we will reap kindness. One of the laws of the harvest is that we don't reap in the same season that we sow. However, another law says that we reap the same kind that we sow. So, let's decide to live like this.
Romans 12:10 (HCSB)
10 Show family affection to one another with brotherly love. Outdo one another in showing honor.
Prayer:
Father, hallowed be Your name. Father, I ask that You would stir our hearts, and give us a burning desire to show family affection by being kind to one another. Father, help us to treat others in the same manner that You treat us. In the mighty name of Jesus I pray, Amen.
Isaiah 55:11 (KJV)
11 So shall my word be that goeth forth out of my mouth: it shall not return unto me void, but it shall accomplish that which I please, and it shall prosper in the thing whereto I sent it.
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