Showing Kindness To Others

There seems to be a lot of negativity in our world these days.  There is a lot of mean spiritedness and it has seemed to have infiltrated the church as well.  This is a dark and scary world and it would appear that things will get worse until Christ returns. 

It is tempting for we believers in Christ Jesus to try to be positive about everything, but that won't get us very far I am afraid.  Don't get me wrong being positive has its place at times,  but sometimes situations that we find ourselves in won't be fixed by us being positive about it.  Instead we should be hope filled and empowered by the Holy Spirit to live for the Lord Jesus and trusting in Him no matter what dark times befall us.

People won't always treat us the way we think they should.  There will be times when people will insult us and treat us badly.  There will be times when we are mocked and laughed at because we are followers of Jesus Christ.  We are not responsible of how other people act.  We are responsible for our response and actions to those people who come against us. 

We must remember that this world is not our home.  Our Home is in Heaven.  We are pilgrims just passing through on our way to a better land.  We are here on earth to be ambassadors for Christ.  The Church has a mission to go into this world and proclaim the Gospel Message to all Nations. 

While doing the Lord's will in this world we must remember to be kind and compassionate to those around us.  There are many people hurting all around us.  There are many people going through things that we have no idea about.  Sometimes when we open ourselves up to love others we will get hurt, but that is what the Lord would have us to do for He tells us to love our neighbor as ourselves.

Are we showing kindness to those around us?

Ephesians 4:32 says,

"Be kind to one another, forgiving one another as in Christ Jesus God forgave you."

Shouldn't this verse be embroidered on every believers heart.  Let us show kindness to those around us both inside and outside the church.  People need a personal relationship with Jesus Christ and it is our mission to tell them about Jesus.

Let's tell the world about the love that Jesus Christ has for them and all that He has done for us.  Jesus died on the Cross for our sins and He gives us eternal life to all those who receive Him as Lord and Savior.

Let's be gentle and kind to one other so we can draw people to Jesus.

Lord,

Help us to be kind to one another.

Help us to forgive those who hurt us with their words.

We give them up to You Lord to deal with in whatever way You see fit.

We praise Your Name.

In Jesus Name we pray,

Amen.