Saturday, July 18, 2015

TESTIFY GOODNESS AND KINDNESS



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The scriptures. May God bless the reading of His holy word.

I will tell of the kindnesses of the Lord, the deeds for which He is to be praised, according to all the Lord has done for us—yes, the many good things He has done for Israel, according to His compassion and many kindnesses.

Isaiah 63:7

This ends today’s reading from God's holy word. Thanks be to God.

We like to share good news, don’t we?

I see it all the time on social media as any number of my 855 friends are posting this or that about their days and the experiences they are having.

There’s just something about experiencing goodness or kindness from others or stories we hear about such occurrences that compels us to want to tell others. And for those of us on the receiving end, we enjoy reading about the blessings that others have received for they have a way of blessing us indirectly.

But with all this, we need to always consider this. No matter how much goodness and kindness we might receive from people on earth, the Lord God Almighty provides us with infinitely more, so much more that we should be consistently and persistently testifying about it to anyone we see.

This is the theme of today’s devotion drawn from just a single verse from Isaiah 63. Look again at those words here:

I will tell of the kindnesses of the Lord, the deeds for which He is to be praised, according to all the Lord has done for us—yes, the many good things He has done for Israel, according to His compassion and many kindnesses. Isaiah 63:7

Note here that the prophet Isaiah is making it crystal clear that he is devoted to testifying about God’s benevolence and blessings to others. Specifically, he mentions:

1. The kindness and compassion of the Lord.

When we think of the Lord’s kindness, we can’t help but be drawn to His grace and mercy. Because of our sins and wickedness, God could have allowed us to perish but out of His deep compassion for us, He made the way for us to find pardon from our sins through His Son Jesus who He sent to earth to pay the sin death penalty for us. Since that day, whosoever believes in Jesus as Savior will not perish but have everlasting life, all because of the kindness of the Lord.

2. The deeds for which the Lord is to be praised.

How much has the Lord done for you in your life? How many times has He done deeds for you or others to change your life and help you through difficult situations or circumstances? How many times has He rained down His blessings upon you?

If you started making a list, you would not have enough paper or time to count all the praiseworthy things the Lord has done for you. Thus, we should have no shortage of things to testify of to others.

Friends, we hear people say, and maybe you have said it as well, “God is good all the time.” We say it because it’s true. As we get set to start a new week, let’s all commit ourselves to tell someone every day about the goodness and kindness of the Lord, highlighting all the great deeds He has done in our life to draw our praise.

Amen

In Christ,

Mark

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