Kindness Day 56
But love your enemies, do good, and lend, hoping for nothing in return;
and your reward will be great, and you will be sons of the Most High. For He is
kind to the unthankful and evil.
Luke
6:35
We are no longer under the law of the Old Testament. We are
freed by grace, through Christ. Now, we live by the Spirit. One way of showing
that we are of the Spirit is by showing that we have the character traits of
God. This can be done by revealing the fruit of kindness to all, just as God
has done for us all - even though none of us is deserving.
Luke 6:35 identifies certain ways in which we show kindness.
For some, it may be easy to grasp the concept of loving our enemies. Many
recognize the significance of performing good deeds. Some of us even have no
problem lending. Christ issues a challenge in this scripture, however, by
telling us to not even hope for anything in return.
If we desire to have the traits of God, our kindness should
not be contingent upon whether we will be thanked. When we reveal the fruit of
the Spirit in us, we do not evaluate if the recipient of our kindness has
earned it. No matter if others are unthankful or even evil, our kindness should
indicate that we are focused on the ultimate reward – being considered children
of the Most High God. We show that we are the children of the Most High God by
acting like it, with kindness.
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