Bible Verse of The Day – 9-3-18

1 Corinthians 13:4-7 (NKJV) 4 Love suffers long and is kind; love does not envy; love does not parade itself, is not puffed up; 5 does not behave rudely, does not seek its own, is not provoked, thinks no evil; 6 does not rejoice in iniquity, but rejoices in the truth; 7 bears all things, believes all things, hopes all things, endures all things.

Love is kind. 

Kindness is something that should come natural to believers, especially if we have been a follower of Christ for any length of time.

To define kindness, let’s first take a look at what it’s not.

Kindness is not rude. It is not sarcastic. It is not mean or vindictive. Kindness is not judgmental.

Kindness, on its most basic level, is akin to friendliness. Additionally, if we are kind, we will be considerate and generous.

If we are kind, we will treat people the way we would like to be treated. We will make an extra effort to do something helpful or nice for someone.

Obviously, as Christians, kindness should come naturally to us as we allow ourselves to be led by the Holy Spirit. The words we speak should be uplifting and encouraging, not negative or humiliating to the one being spoken to.

Does this mean that we will never disagree with someone? Absolutely not. But even in our disagreements we will not be rude, demeaning or degrading to anyone. Our words can be spoken firmly and with conviction, but never with the intention of bringing shame to anyone.

Love is kind, and as children of God, we should also be kind, exemplifying Christ in everything we say and do.

Pastor Curt & Pastor Ellie

Seven Seas Ministries
P.O. Box 272
Bradford, RI 02808

401-315-0902

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