God's Glory Church

“And when the grace and humanity of the Savior, our God, appeared, He saved us.” — Titus 3:4-5

Fast food restaurant worker Kevin Ford hasn’t missed a shift in twenty-seven years. After a video of him thanking the restaurant for a modest gift presented to him in memory of his many years of work appeared online, thousands of people decided to give him a real gift. “It’s like a dream come true,” Kevin said when the announced fundraiser brought in $250,000 in just one week.

Unexpected kindness was also shown to Jehoiakim, the captive king of Judah. He spent thirty-seven years in prison, after which the Babylonian king decided to show him mercy. The king “brought him out of the house of imprisonment. And he spoke well to him, and set his throne above the throne of the kings who were with him in Babylon” (Jer. 52:31-32). Jehoiakim received a new status, new clothes and a new place of residence. And all this at the expense of the Babylonian king.

This story shows what happens in the spiritual realm when people who believe in the death and resurrection of Jesus Christ receive eternal salvation from Him. From darkness and death they pass into light and life. They become members of God’s family thanks to the extraordinary kindness of the Creator.

What acts of human kindness remind you of God’s kindness? What can you do in response to the goodness of the Creator who accepted you into His family based on what Jesus Christ did?

Heavenly Father, thank you for your amazing kindness. Loving Jesus paid my debt. I redeemed with my blood, I only boast of Him.

Author: Arthur Jackson