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The Blessings of KINDNESS

I find it an absolute delight to discover things in the scripture and share. It's such a beautiful thing for me.

 

The just shall live by faith is what scripture says, and our faith walk is to be guided by the word of God.

Today, I'll be sharing something I found in the bible steers God on our behalf.


Here it is: 

Oh, the joys of those who are kind to the poor! The Lord rescues them when they are in trouble. The Lord protects them and keeps them alive. He gives them prosperity in the land and rescues them from their enemies. The Lord nurses them when they are sick and restores them to health.

Psalms 41:1-‬3 NLT

 

Certain things stood out in this passage, and they are :

1. "kind to the poor"

2. "The Lord rescues them when they are in trouble."

3. "The Lord protects them.

4. "and keeps them alive."

5. "He gives them prosperity in the land"

6. "and rescues them from their enemies."

7. "The Lord nurses them when they are sick"

8. " and restores them to health."

 

 

1. "kind to the poor" 

According to Cambridge Dictionary: Kind means

generous, helpful, and thinking about other people's feelings. 

According to the free dictionary, to be kind is having  or  showing  a friendly,  generous, sympathetic, or warm-hearted nature.

  The poor is anyone around who is low, poor, weak, or helpless. 

So, being kind to the poor is to be generous, helpful to those who are low, weak or helpless.

 

In a world where many persons have abused the kindness of well- meaning people, it has been an increasing concern for a lot of people to extend a helping hand to those who are poor. Such that many people turn a blind eyes to the needs of the needy. However, this does not nullify the importance of being helpful to the poor. And I believer that this is still valid in this day and time because God’s word is timeless. Scriptures say that the Holy Spirit will lead us into all truth(John 16:13), and this includes the truly weak and lowly persons to show kindness to. Those who legit need help.

 

Also, the spirit of God can guide in the way or manner to show kindness to different people as he's really the only one that knows the deeps things of peoples lives.

 

There are 7 blessings attached to being committed to kindness to the poor.

 

1. The Lord rescues them when they are in trouble.- Deliverance

2. The Lord protects them.- Protection

3. The Lord keeps them alive.- Preservation

4. The Lord them prosperity in the land- Prosperity

5. The Lord rescues them from their enemies.- Defence

6. The Lord nurses them when they are sick- Care

7. The Lord restores them to health.- Restoration

 

 

God was teaching the children of Israel to be kind and considerate when he spoke in Deut. 24:19-21: 

19 When you are harvesting in your field and you overlook a sheaf, do not go back to get it. Leave it for the foreigner, the fatherless and the widow, so that the Lord your God may bless you in all the work of your hands. 20 When you beat the olives from your trees, do not go over the branches a second time. Leave what remains for the foreigner, the fatherless and the widow. 21 When you harvest the grapes in your vineyard, do not go over the vines again. Leave what remains for the foreigner, the fatherless and the widow. 

 

I will end with this scripture:

Therefore, as God’s chosen people, holy and dearly loved, clothe yourselves with compassion, kindness, humility, gentleness and patience.

Colossians 3:12

 

 

It takes the grace of God to be kind on Gods' terms, ask for this grace today.

 

God bless you.

 

Love & Peace!

 

 

 

 

 

  

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