His Kindness written on our heart!

When the kindness of God is written on our heart, that's when we are able to show kindness! Yes there are nice people in the world,and they are kind, but it's not the same power! His kindness reaches out and draws others in, it overflows to others, it closes the gap where offense will separate, and divide, and causes distance between the body of Christ! Offenses come to us with only one purpose, to divide the church, to cause a gap.  Kindness is a risk! But the reward will be far greater to show the kindness of God. It may be in your power to show someone kindness that could forever change the course of their life! You may ask how? Well  the best way is through a biblical story, always a good place to show the truth!

King David was a man after God's heart, right from the time he was a Shepherd boy. He had quite the life, one of many victories and tragedies. He had faced many things in his life, but always wanted God to be a part of them all. I really like reading about him, the Psalms is full of his writings, and this story in particular in 2 Samuel 9 that really touched me! He had become good friends with King Saul's son, Jonathan, and after  the death of both men, David went to the house of Saul and asked is their any one left from this lineage, that I can show Kindness to for Jonathan's sake? I believe God plan was working through David to show kindness, kindness that changed the course of this man's life forever! You see God never forgets about anyone.

This man's name was Mephibosheth son of Jonathan, David was determined to show kindness. 2 Samuel 9:3 The King asked "Is there no one still left of the house of Saul to whom I can show God's kindness? Ziba answered the King " There is still a son of Jonathan ; he is crippled in both feet". Where is he? He is at the house of Makir son Ammiel in Lo Debar. So king David had him brought from Lo Debar.

This place of Lo Debar is a place with no word, no communication, far out,destitute. There he was this Mephibosheth crippled with nothing going for him in his life. He was not living the way he should of been, think of it his Father, Jonathan was the son of King Saul, so that meant there should of been some inheritance passed on! He was living like a cast away, crippled, with no fellowship with God, "BUT" that was about to change, KINDNESS RESTORED HIM BACK!

King David showed him kindness that day, he restored all the land that belonged to his grandfather Saul, and told him that he would always be eating at his table from now on. He had been given people to work the land, to bring in a harvest for him to live off of. All because of "AN ACT OF KINDNESS"!  We were once like this Mephibosheth a cripple, cast out, living in Lo Debar , but it all changed for us, because of Jesus and His loving kindness displayed for us on the cross,with His blood! I like how this verse here puts it!

Ephesians 2:11-But don't take any of this for granted. It was only yesterday that you outsiders to God's ways had no idea of any of this, didn't know the first thing about the way God works, hadn't the faintest idea of Christ. You knew nothing of that rich history of God's covenants and promise in Israel , hadn't a clue about what God was doing in the world at large. Now because of Christ- dying that death , shedding that blood you who were once out of it altogether are in on EVERYTHING!

We have been brought in as well because of His love for us, Jesus changed it all and we to can eat from His table everyday.
It may be in your power to show an act of kindness to change someone's  life forever, let the KINDNESS OF OUR GOD BE WRITTEN ON YOUR HEART! Its the Love of God!