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Daily Meditations by Pat Nordman
February 20
"Love is kind" 1 Corinthians 13:4.
"People don't care how much you know until they know how much you care."
Anonymous.
"Do not say to your neighbor, `Come back later; I'll give it tomorrow'when you now
have it with you." Proverbs 3:28. Compassion cannot be timed. "Too little, too
late" is a tragic assessment of damaged friendship. There is a proper time for
impulsiveness. When we feel compelled to make a call or to take up a worthwhile cause,
there is no time, literally, like the present to make of life a present to others.
Sometimes we weigh an action on a scale of what we call common sense until it becomes such
a heavy burden and so onesided that we decide we can't help. "Carry each other's
burdens, and in this way you will fulfill the law of Christ" Galatians 6:2. Burdens
come in all sizes and shapes, and they may seem to be unfair burdens, both for ourselves
and others. But we are all dust and the environment in which we all live is polluted and
our loved ones die always at a bad time and tornadoes and hurricanes always strike at
inopportune times. We're all in the same rocking boat and these are the times to take
advantage of our opportunities to give others God's love and ours.
"The king asked, `Is there no one still left in the house of Saul to whom I can show
God's kindness?'" 2 Samuel 9:3. David was concerned about showing compassion because
of his great love for Jonathan, Saul's son. And it was God's kindness he wanted to share,
so his motivation was pure.
Kin Hubbard left us a good thought, "Kindness goes a long ways lots of times when it
ought to stay at home." (Instant Quotation Dictionary, page 163) How hard it is to
love the unlovable. The humorous footnote to this is that our family members may feel the
same way about us!
Pat Nordman ©
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"Then was Jesus led up of the Spirit into the wilderness to be tempted of the devil." - Matthew 4:1 |
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A holy character does not avert temptation – Jesus was tempted. When Satan tempts us, his sparks fall upon tinder; but in Christ's case, it was like striking sparks on water; yet the enemy continued his evil work. |
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But my mouth would encourage you; comfort
from my lips would bring you relief. Job 16:5 (NIV) by Cathy Vinson Much that lies in shining out as lights is in the guarding
of Holy Spirit joy. Without it "the radius of our perspective is too tight, and the
tunnel of our hope is too long." None of us need that. "Ever been around a sourpuss? We all have. And even
when we try to resist being influenced by such negativism, we find some of it rubbing
off. HOW UNFAIR to pass around the poison of pessimism! It creates an atmosphere of
wholesale negativism where nothing but the bad side of everything is emphasized.... "Those who hope to laugh again...must learn to 'do all
things without grumbling and disputing.'...Verbal pollution takes a heavy toll on
everyone. Furthermore, WHO GAVE ANYONE THE RIGHT to pollute the air with such pessimism? I
agree with the person who said: "We have no more right to put our discordant states of
mind into the lives of those around us and rob them of their sunshine and brightness than
we have to enter their houses and steal their silverware.' Who has given us or anyone else the right? We have foolishly
allowed this type of robbery. God is here. Let the "talk (that) comes out of your
mouths...(be) only what is helpful for building others up according to their needs, that
it may benefit those who listen" (Eph 4:29). Phil
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"Do all things without grumbling and disputing" (Phil 2:14). Charles Swindoll
has put it well:
"Do all things without
grumbling and disputing"
"We have no more right to
put our discordant states of mind into the lives of those around us and rob them of their
sunshine and brightness than we have to enter their houses and steal their
silverware."
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