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Presidential Prayer Team; G.C. – Deliberate Sharing

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When was the last time you were astonished by an act of kindness? Last March an Ohio teen set out to perform 89 random acts of kindness. She was grieving the loss of her 89-year-old grandmother – and the undertaking was her way of honoring her grandmother’s memory. However, in this age of instant information, she was “outed” in her quest and the project went viral…quickly turning into a full-fledged foundation complete with sponsored scholarships and legal representatives, spawning many other benevolent programs. All of this sprouted from simple kindnesses the 89 original recipients will remember and appreciate time and again.

I thank my God in all my remembrance of you.

Philippians 1:3

If you are a believer in Christ, you are abundantly blessed with a limitless supply of kindness, forgiveness and love. How are you using these gifts? Is God’s name being praised because you are sharing your gifts, or are you hoarding them all for yourself?

Become the person for whom today’s verse was written. Start by praying for friends, family and the nation. As you pray for others, God will impress upon your heart things to do for them as well. Obey His direction and you’ll change America, one deliberate act at a time.

Recommended Reading: Luke 10:25-37

 

John MacArthur

John MacArthur – Showing Kindness

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John MacArthur

“Love is kind” (1 Cor. 13:4).

Two men going opposite directions on a narrow mountain trail met each other head on. With a steep cliff on one side and sheer rock on the other, they were unable to pass. The harder they tried to squeeze past one another the more frustrated they became. The situation seemed hopeless until one of them, without saying a word, simply laid down on the trail, allowing the other man to walk over him. That illustrates kindness, which doesn’t mind getting walked on if it benefits someone else.

The Greek word translated “kind” in 1 Corinthians 13:4 literally means “useful,” “serving,” or “gracious.” It isn’t simply the sweet attitude we usually associate with kindness; it’s the idea of being useful to others. It’s the flip side of patience. Patience endures abuses from others; kindness repays them with good deeds.

God committed the supreme act of kindness when He provided salvation for lost sinners. Titus 3:3-5 says, “We also once were foolish ourselves, disobedient, deceived, enslaved to various lusts and pleasures, spending our life in malice and envy, hateful, hating one another. But when the kindness of God our Savior and His love for mankind appeared, He saved us.”

Jesus said, “Take My yoke upon you, and learn from Me, for I am gentle and humble in heart; and you shall find rest for your souls. For My yoke is easy, and My load is light” (Matt. 11:29-30). The word translated “easy” is translated “kind” in 1 Corinthians 13:4. Jesus was saying, “Trust in Me and I’ll redeem you and show you My kindness.”

Since “you have tasted the kindness of the Lord” (1 Pet. 2:3), you should be anxious to show kindness to others. That’s what Paul wanted the Corinthian believers to do. He knew they had the capacity, but they needed to repent of their selfish ways and allow love to dominate their lives.

Suggestions for Prayer:

The evil world in which we live gives abundant opportunity for you to express kindness to others. Ask the Lord to help you take full advantage of every opportunity to do so today.

For Further Study:

Read Matthew 5:38-48, noting the practical expressions of kindness Jesus instructed His followers to pursue.

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Joyce Meyer – God Knows and Sees

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The secret [of the sweet, satisfying companionship] of the Lord have they who fear (revere and worship) Him, and He will show them His covenant and reveal to them its [deep, inner] meaning. —Psalm 25:14

Nobody else may see the things you do, but God sees them all. Every time you pray, God sees it. Every time you do an act of kindness secretly, God sees it and plans a reward to give you openly (see Matthew 6:1–6).

Serve the Lord in all that you do today. The Word says, “In the morning sow your seed, and in the evening withhold not your hands, for you know not which shall prosper, whether this or that, or whether both alike will be good” (Ecclesiastes 11:6). God will prosper what you do for Him.