walkthesame: What is Kindness? (#wtsdevo kindness) “But when the kindness and love of God our
walkthesame: What is Kindness? (#wtsdevo kindness) “But when the kindness and love of God our Savior appeared, he saved us, not because of righteous things we had done, but because of his mercy.” - Titus 3:4-5 How did the kindness of God appear? Through the life of Jesus Christ. That’s the greatest, most complete picture of kindness we will ever know. God saw the whole of the hurt, brokenness and despair in the world and He saw a people with no hope of breaking free from pain and suffering. So he sent his Son to DIE in order to rescue them. There’s no logical reason for him to do this. NONE. No one deserved his kindness. But thankfully, God doesn’t treat us like we deserve. Do you understand why we didn’t deserve God’s kindness? Titus 3:3 offers an explanation: “At one time we too were foolish, disobedient, deceived and enslaved by all kinds of passions and pleasures … ” The word that really sticks out to me here is “enslaved.” That’s what sin does. Like a prisoner shackled and chained in the darkest dungeon, our disobedience, our desire to do things our own way rather than God’s, stood between us and freedom. We were deceived by the things the world said would make us happy and we were captives to the lusts of our flesh. But when we accepted the truth, the true life that comes only through Christ, the chains were broken and we were set free. God knew what we needed before we even asked for it. That is kindness—the ability to recognize the needs of others and take steps to meet those needs. Kindness is understanding. It’s compassion. It’s love. ____________________________________________ Devotional Series: Kindness (#wtsdevo kindness) Posted by: Conner Folger\ Personal // Walk the Same -- source link