This article is adapted from “Kindness:
A Fruit of the Spirit” from Preaching.com.
You can read the article in its entirety here.
“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
In our relationships with God we have been shown the
ultimate kindness through the forgiveness of our sins in Jesus Christ. Because
of this great kindness, we should also show kindness to others.
When we experience the kindness and love of Jesus, rivers of
kindness should flow from us. Understanding the kindness of God motivates us to
show kindness to others.
Paul writes about this in Ephesians 4:32, when he says, “Be
kind and compassionate to one another, forgiving each other, just as in Christ
God forgave you.” This compassion
and forgiveness flows naturally when we are showing kindness to one another. We
have been shown this kindness, so we should also show others kindness.
According to Paul in Galatians 5:22-23, kindness is a fruit of the Spirit.
He says, “But the fruit of the Spirit is love, joy, peace, [patience],
kindness, goodness, faithfulness, gentleness and self-control.” The way we can
show kindness to people is to have the Spirit of kindness transform us into the
kind people God wants us to be.
May we understand the amazing kindness and compassion that
we have received from Jesus in the forgiveness of our sins and may we show
others God’s kindness at home, at school, at work and in every area of our
lives by the fruit of His Spirit in us.
This article is adapted from “Kindness:
A Fruit of the Spirit” from Preaching.com.
You can read the article in its entirety here.
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