acts of random kindness

  1. THE DO GOOD ANOINTING   Have you ever wondered why it feels good when you do good?”  I have the answer.  It’s the doing good anointing being felt.”  The anointing comes from God, the Holy Spirit.  Acts 10:38 tells us, “…Jesus of Nazareth, anointed by the Holy Spirit went about doing good…”  God, the Holy Spirit who anointed Jesus sends that same anointing to you to encourage you to continue behaving like Christ.

  2. READY TO BE RANDOM    A clarification needs to be made regarding acts of random kindness.   The acts of kindness are randomly done on a consistent basis because the person doing them is very intentional about being ready.  When you intentionally awake and submit your life to God, then God can put people and circumstances in your path giving you the opportunity to act.  Each day as the worship song tells us, say to God, “Here I am to worship, Here I amt o bow down.  Here I am to say you are my God.”  As you yield your life to God on a daily basis you ready yourself to hear the still small voice of God when He whispers to you to go serve someone unconditionally in your day.  Titus 3:1 encourages us to be ready for every good deed.

  3. SMALL DEEDS IMPACTING OTHERS A close friend of ours, Bev, is a good example of someone caring for her neighborhood.  Shortly after Bev and her family moved into their new home, her children were in the front yard playing.  Two men, a homosexual couple, who lived across the street came out and began to scold them.  Bev came out when she heard the commotion and asked the men not to yell at her children.
Bev reached out to all the neighbors on her block but had a special burden for the homosexual pair in spite of the bad beginning.  She noticed one day that one of the men, Steve (not his real name), was sick, and the Lord told her to take a meal to him.  With a prepared meal in hand, she rang the doorbell.  But before she could say a word, she heard a voice yell from within, “Go away, we don’t want any.”  “But I’m—“ Bev tried to explain, but the voice kept saying, “Go away!”
 
Dejected, Bev began to walk back across the street when the garage door opened and the healthy partner, Paul (Not his real name), came out.  He approached her and said, “I’m sorry about the yelling.  My partner is dying, and we’re stressed out.”  Bev replied that she just wanted to bring his ailing companion a meal, a Chinese dinner she had prepared.  He responded wistfully, “Chinese is his favorite dish.”
 
Not long after, Steve died. And the first place Paul went was to Bev’s home for prayer.  Time went by and Bev continued to reach out and be friendly until God impressed upon her heart to go share the Gospel with him.  Although he did not respond, he knew that someone cared and said he would think about it.  Several weeks went by and then there was a knock at her door.  There stood Paul.  He was visibly upset, having learned that Steve’s father had just died.  He declared, “I’m ready for Jesus.” Bev was able to share her faith with him again and lead him to the Lord.
 
The moral of this story is that small deeds done with great love can have an impact on even the hardest heart.  You can make a difference in your neighborhood and throughout your community.

 

 

 

Here are a few Biblical references regarding kindness. Ark to Ark reinforces the characteristic of kindness in their life and puts them further down the road of as a mature disciple or follower of Christ.

  • God’s character is one of abundant loving kindness Psalm 86:15
  • Being kind is being Godlike. This is why it is a fruit of the spirit. Gal. 5:22
  • We are admonished in the epistles to be kind. Be kind to one another (Eph. 4:32). Be kind to all (II Tim. 2:24).
  • Part of love’s definition is being kind. II Corinthians 13:4
  • Kindness is a quality we are to add as part of our character and becoming the new person in Christ (II Peter 1:7; Colossians 3:12).
  • God’s kindness is intended to lead people to repentance and salvation. Romans 2:4
    Kindness is a sing of maturity in Christ. Titus 2:5