Daily Devo

Kindness

By: Wendy Sanders

Saturday, July 27, 2024

For it is by grace you have been saved, through faith—and this is not from yourselves, it is the gift of God— not by works, so that no one can boast. For we are God’s handiwork, created in Christ Jesus to do good works, which God prepared in advance for us to do. Ephesians 2:8-10

The word grace has been on my mind more and more these days, probably because there seems to be less and less of it in the world. Growing up in church, I always heard the definition that grace is an undeserved favor or getting something we don’t deserve. We were dead in our sins and God in His love saved us from death by grace and our faith or belief in Jesus Christ. Amen to that!

Now I might be late for this revelation, but the word grace was recently defined to me in a simpler form... kindness. The word kindness brings a whole new light on the love God has for each of us. In a world that is often unkind, we can rely on the One who will always be kind. God is kind to us because He loves us and desires to spend eternity with us.

Recently, I was overwhelmed at church during the last worship song. I couldn’t help crying as I thought of God’s kindness to me, my family, my friends, and those who believe in the mighty name of Jesus. As I came out of the sanctuary, I was red eyed from my tears, so I’m sure I got a few looks. My daughter even asked why I was crying that day. My response to her was, "I am overwhelmed with how much God loves me and how much I love Him."

When God our Savior revealed his kindness and love, 5 he saved us, not because of the righteous things we had done, but because of his mercy. Titus 3:4-5

It's good for us to take time to bask in God's kindness, the earthly blessings and the eternal blessings to come. If you haven’t recently thanked God for the kindness He has given you, I urge you to stop and take a few minutes right now to thank Him.

As you go about your day, remind yourself it is by His kindness we were saved!