Jamie-Lynne Knighten stood in the checkout line with a $200 grocery bill, a crying baby and a declined credit card. That’s when 28-year-old Matthew Jackson stepped up and asked if he could cover the cost. Knighten agreed when Jackson said he wanted nothing in return. He simply asked her to do the same for someone else. A week later, Knighten called Jackson’s boss to tell of his kindness. The manager began to cry. Less than 24 hours after Jackson paid Knighten’s grocery bill, he was killed in a car accident.

Blessed is he who is generous to the poor.

Proverbs 14:21

Knighten quickly created a Facebook page called, “Matthew’s Legacy.” Soon there were people all over the world responding who agreed to share a random act of kindness. In fact, when Jackson’s sister and brother-in-law were driving to the memorial service, they stopped with their four children for a meal. When they finished eating, a stranger had already paid their bill!

When someone receives the priceless gift of salvation, generosity flows out of that gratitude. Look for opportunities to randomly bless others in 2016. Pray also that America’s Christians will be generous people, and that the nation’s leaders will practice more random acts of kindness with each other.

Recommended Reading: II Corinthians 9:6-15

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