Incredible kindness!

Do not neglect doing good and sharing; for with such sacrifices God is pleased. Hebrews 13:16 

Good morning, friends!

He was a seller of second-hand shoes. He seemed to be in his 70’s, and was so tired as nobody was buying his shoes. Then, a little girl came to him saying, " Sir, may I polish your shoes?" The old man took pity on her, smiled and gave her a shoe to polish. The girl said, "I polish the shoe because I need money to buy my brother a new school uniform." The old man replied, "Oh, little girl just stop doing this. Come with me and I will buy a uniform." Then they walked to a store and he bought a uniform.

This act of incredible kindness, shown by someone who has so little for himself, proclaims an ultimate truth. The Bible talks a lot about showing kindness. A few sample verses are given below.

“Anyone who does not provide for their relatives, and especially for their own household, has denied the faith and is worse than an unbeliever.” 1 Timothy 5:8 We hesitate to extend our kindness to those who we believe don’t deserve it. But remember we are not worthy of God’s kindness and love. We receive it for free, and so we are called to be kind for free.

John 15:12 says, "This is My commandment, that you love one another, just as I have loved you.” Kindness can never originate without love. Only when we love others we can be kind to others. The Bible tells us all our gifts, like prophecy, speaking in tongues, knowledge, faith in God, etc… are not greater than love. In other words, love is the greatest among all these gifts we possess.

Matthew 25:35-40 ‘Jesus says, “For I was hungry, and you gave Me something to eat; I was thirsty, and you gave Me drink; I was a stranger, and you invited Me in; naked, and you clothed Me; I was sick, and you visited Me; I was in prison, and you came to Me." Then the righteous will answer Him, saying, 'Lord, when did we see You hungry, and feed You, or thirsty, and give You drink? 'And when did we see You a stranger, and invite You in, or naked, and clothe You? 'And when did we see You sick, or in prison, and come to You?' "And the King will answer and say to them, 'Truly I say to you, to the extent that you did it to one of these brothers of Mine, even the least of them, you did it to Me.”’ What a beautiful explanation of how He wants us to serve Him! Not all that call Him, “Lord, Lord” will enter Heaven, but those who do His will!

Galatians 6:2 leads us to bear one another's burdens, to fulfill the law of Christ.

God doesn’t call us just to pray for others in need. Our duty doesn’t end here. He sends people to us so we can pray for them AND help them when they are in need.  

We know a saying “Helping hands are better than praying lips.” But those who hope in God know the importance of God in our lives. So we believe that both praying lips and helping hands are important. 

When you see a puppy is sinking in the pool, what benefit is there if you just close your eyes and start praying that God would somehow save it as it sinks completely to the bottom?

Suppose a brother or a sister is without clothes and daily food. If one of you says to them, “Go in peace; keep warm and well fed,” but does nothing about their physical needs, what good is it? In the same way, faith by itself, if it is not accompanied by action, is dead. James 2:16 

So what are we waiting for? Reach out to those hands that are lifted up for help!

Stay blessed! Have a wonderful day!