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Luke 6:35-36
Excerpted from: Mercy Triumphs Over Judgment!Those words reveal the very heart of God. The natural human response is to ask, "What will I get in return?" We want appreciation for kindness. We want gratitude for our sacrifices, recognition for our service, and repayment for our generosity. Yet Christ calls us to a higher standard. He calls us to love when love is not returned, to forgive when forgiveness is not appreciated, to serve when no one notices, and to give when there is no possibility of repayment. Why? Because that is exactly how God treats us.
The world says, give only if you receive, and Christ says, give hoping for nothing in return. The world says, love those who love you, and Christ says, love your enemies. The world says, judge according to appearances. Christ says, be merciful just as your Father is merciful.
Luke 6:35
Excerpted from: Sacrifice Dost Thou Want - KindnessOver now to Luke 6 as we double click on this. And remember the difference between God's fruit of kindness and the world's kindness is God's fruit of kindness is given to everyone, both to those that deserve it and to those that do not deserve it. Let us pick that up in in verse 35, it makes it very clear.
Again, we see kindness describing God's character. He is kind. And so must we be kind in all our interactions with each other and fellow man. We must be kind to the unthankful and the evil. And wow, should we be thankful that God is kind to the unthankful and the evil, for all of us here today once fit that bill and sometimes still do things that fit that bill of being unthankful and evil. And God is kind and merciful to us because that is who He is, brethren.
Luke 6:32-35
Excerpted from: Mercy Triumphs Over Judgment!So the money we give others should be treated as a gift, not a high interest loan that benefits us more than them. Give it as though you are giving to God.
Love means action, and one way to put love into practice is to take the initiative to meet specific needs, and this is easy with people we trust. But love means doing so even for those who dislike us or intend to hurt us.
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