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Kindness.

 Kindness is a quality that we should never lose. It’s something we teach our children and it’s something that makes our society better. The Bible is filled with admonitions about kindness, so why do we see a lack of kindness in our society? People have drifted away from God and the Bible, so Christian qualities are quickly being ignored and forgotten by our society. Titus 3:4-7 says;  4 “But when the goodness and loving kindness of God our Savior appeared, 5 he saved us, not because of works done by us in righteousness, but according to his own mercy, by the washing of regeneration and renewal of the Holy Spirit, 6 whom he poured out on us richly through Jesus Christ our Savior, 7 so that being justified by his grace we might become heirs according to the hope of eternal life.”


Cruelty has a negative affect on us as humans, by nature we know that cruelty is wrong, no one likes to be mistreated. This is why unjust war and violence is wrong. We are made in the image of God, and we are created to reflect the glory of God, but mankind can be selfish and when we fail to give God the glory, we end up hurting others that we should love. One of the signs we are living in the last days is that some of us will become brutal, 2 Timothy 3:1-5 says; “But understand this, that in the last days there will come times of difficulty. 2 For people will be lovers of self, lovers of money, proud, arrogant, abusive, disobedient to their parents, ungrateful, unholy, 3 heartless, unappeasable, slanderous, without self-control, brutal, not loving good, 4 treacherous, reckless, swollen with conceit, lovers of pleasure rather than lovers of God, 5 having the appearance of godliness, but denying its power. Avoid such people.”


Why is it important to be kind? Because Jesus said “Do unto others as you would have done unto you.” Luke 6:31. I would also say that you cannot be a Christian without being kind! Kindness enriches the lives of others and also brings us peace and hope. It doesn’t take much to be kind. We open our hearts to the love of God, and assure our hearts in God’s presence when we show the love of God to our neighbour. Being kind allows us to see the world and to see others as God see us. If you are a Christian, the Holy Spirit lives in you and will actually help you to be kind. So try it, try being kind and allow the Lord to work in you to give you joy and peace which then you can give to others, and to give the glory to God, amen. This is Mike.


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