One Another(ing): Be Kind, Compassionate and Forgiving

admin June 30, 2020 0 Comments

Ephesians 4:32 NIV

Be kind and compassionate to one another, forgiving each other, just as in Christ God forgave you.

God will never instruct us to do that which He has not empowered us to do. Being kind, compassionate and forgiving is not an ability in us that came out of thin air. No, it comes from our knowledge of our loving saviour who loved and forgave us our sins. The truth is you can never give what you do not have. You can and will only show kindness to the degree you have enjoyed it too.

God has never instructed us to be kind, compassionate and forgiving beyond what He has done for us in Christ.

God has been good to us all in that while we never deserved kindness or forgiveness, He was kind enough to forgive us all our sins ( past, present and future). It’s this same act of kindness that God has shown to us that He expects us to show toward others.

The more you put your attention on the kindness of God shown to us in the forgiving of our sins, the more easy it will be for you to extend that kindness to others. The text says “Be kind and compassionate to one another, forgiving each other, just as in Christ God forgave you.”

We humans beings are creatures with the power to choose how we behave.You might not be able to control other people’s conduct toward you, just the same way God couldn’t automatically control our behaviours for we are not robots. But then you can actually decide how you respond and treat others. Remember God showed his kindness to us when we least deserved it.

So beloved, the instruction is to be kind, compassionate and forgiving each other just in the same way God in Christ forgave us. It is good to pray but more importantly after praying, do the word. Irrespective of whether people deserve it or not be kind to people and let that kindness lead you into forgiving every hurt done against you. This is how we live