Friday, November 16, 2007

Kindness

In his kindness God called you to share in his eternal glory by means of Christ Jesus.

So clean house! Make a clean sweep of malice and pretense, envy and hurtful talk. You've had a taste of God. Now, like infants at the breast, drink deep of God's pure kindness. Then you'll grow up mature and whole in God.

Do not forget or neglect to do kindness and good, to be generous and distribute and contribute to the needy [of the church as embodiment and proof of fellowship], for such sacrifices are pleasing to God.

See that none of you repays another with evil for evil, but always aim to show kindness and seek to do good to one another and to everybody.

So, chosen by God for this new life of love, dress in the wardrobe God picked out for you: compassion, kindness, humility, quiet strength, discipline. Be even-tempered, content with second place, quick to forgive an offense. Forgive as quickly and completely as the Master forgave you. And regardless of what else you put on, wear love. It's your basic, all-purpose garment. Never be without it.

Now God has us where he wants us, with all the time in this world and the next to shower grace and kindness upon us in Christ Jesus. Saving is all his idea, and all his work. All we do is trust him enough to let him do it. It's God's gift from start to finish!

1 Peter 5:10 1 Peter 2:1 Hebrews 13:16 1 Thessalonians 5:15 Colossians 3:12 Ephesians 2:7

Kindness is the oil that takes the friction out of life.

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Glenn
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