“What? Know ye not that
your body is the temple of the Holy Ghost which is in you, which ye have of
God, and ye are not your own?” 1 Corinthians 6:19.
LIGHT FOR THE NOW: A new creature is not limited by anything.
If God’s love does not dwell
richly in your heart, it will be impossible for you to be kind to others. It is
God that motivates you to live a self-sacrificing life. God showed you how to
love others. He took the initiative and loved you by giving Himself to you.
What better way can you imitate God? Uprightness means have a right standing
before God. Walking uprightly in effect involves living your life for others by
being kind to them. Today’s text says “And be ye kind one to another,
tenderhearted, forgiving one another, even as God for Christ's sake hath
forgiven you” Ephesians 4: 32. Therefore, it is God’s desire that you become a
helper or a blessing to another man.
If you do not imbibe by this
kingdom principle, you are far from God’s nature. If all that you have is
strictly meant for you and your immediate family members, then you don’t know
God. Learn to give to others. Take steps to ask about the welfare of other
people. Invest in their lives. Consciously affect people’s lives. As God
blesses you, don’t hold back the blessing from people then God who knows how
best to reward you will certainly not withhold anything good from you. Above
all, don’t look down on the poor. Never cast them out, because if you do so,
you are looking down on the God who created them. Be wise! Be smart and
kindhearted! The moment you start practicing this, then the nature of Christ is
beginning to manifest in you.
Being kind to others is saying
thanks and showing appreciation to God in practical terms. You must know that
appreciation is an application for more. Don’t forget that nothing dies in the
hand of a grateful person. Tabitha would have been buried but for the fact that
she was kind to others. It was her kindness that brought her back to life and
not just the prayer of Peter (Acts 9:36-43). Loving people is you loving God
because your love for God is measured on the way you love and care for others.
INSTRUCTION: Constantly practice kindness for it is your new nature
in Christ
PRAYER: Lord, thank you for the spirit of kindness at work in me,
in Jesus Name.
QUOTE: kindness to others is an appreciation to God
DAILY BIBLE READING: MORNING: 2 CORINTHIANS CHAPTER 7; EVENINGS: ECCL.
CHAPTER 8
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