Show Kindness to Your Enemy

Verse of the Day: Proverbs 25:21-22

If your enemy is hungry, give him food to eat; if he is thirsty, give him water to drink. In doing this, you will heap burning coals on his head, and the Lord will reward you.

Have you ever heard the expression “kill them with kindness”? It means to put an end to anger and bitterness by showing kindness and generosity. As metals are melted by heaping coals upon them, so is the heart softened by kindness. (Jamieson-Fausset-Brown Bible Commentary) By consistently treating your enemies with unexpected kindness and generosity, they are more likely to witness the same love, forgiveness, mercy, and grace that the Lord extends to you. Demonstrating kindness, even to those who may not deserve it, not as a reflection of their character, but a testament to your own.

Thank the Lord for His endless grace and mercy. Reflect His love, even when it’s hard. Let your kindness be a testimony of His goodness in your life. Paise Him because He is patient and kind, even when we don’t deserve it. Ask the Lord to fill your heart with His love so that it overflows onto others. When we choose to show kindness, we are worshiping God through our actions. Our kindness becomes an offering, a way to reflect His glory, and that kind of love can soften even the hardest heart.

Jesus, Friend of Sinners by Casting Crowns admonishes the church to show compassion and reflects on how believers should embody Jesus’s love and kindness.

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