Kindness in Action 5

Hello Everyone,

We also see through the Samaritan that:

Kindness will pay the PRICE.

The Good Samaritan didn’t examine the man’s wounds and then calculate the cost.

He was willing to pay the price and do whatever it took to help the man in need.

Wine was poured on the wounds to purify and prevent infection; oil was added to comfort and soothe.

The Samaritan paid for the man’s care at the inn; he paid the price!

Jews hated Samaritans, but the Samaritan didn’t let this prejudice keep him from giving to meet a need.

Kindness pays the price regardless of the outcome.

• Paying the price means you assume the risk.
• Paying the price of kindness also has its rewards!

Luke 12:33 (Msg.)
Be generous. Give to the poor. Get yourselves a bank that can’t go bankrupt, a bank in heaven far from bank robbers, safe from embezzlers, a bank you can bank on.

• Luke 6:38 (Msg.)
Give away your life; you’ll find life given back, but not merely given back—given back with bonus and blessing. Giving, not getting, is the way. Generosity begets generosity."

Kindness will take action; it takes risk it will pay the price.

Kindness will put others FIRST.

The Samaritan didn’t worry about his schedule for the day.

He didn’t think about himself but put the needs of the wounded man ahead of himself.

• Philippians 2:3 (NIV)
Do nothing out of selfish ambition or vain conceit, but in humility consider others better than yourselves.

• Ephesians 4:28 (NLT)
If you are a thief, stop stealing. Begin using your hands for honest work, and then give generously to others in need.

 Kindness will put others first.

Kindness will FINISH what it STARTS.

The Samaritan didn’t just bandage the man’s wounds.

He didn’t just take the man to a safe place where he could get more help.

He even did more than pay for room and board.

He also promised to pay whatever else was needed to nurse the man back to health.

THE SAMARITAN FINISTHED WHAT HE STARTED!

• Philippians 1:6 (GW)
I’m convinced that God, who began this good work in you, will carry it through to completion on the day of Christ Jesus.

Quaker, Stephen Grellet wrote: “I expect to pass through this world but once, any good thing therefore that I can do, or any kindness that I can show to any fellow-creature, let me do it now, let me not defer to neglect it, FOR I SHALL NOT PASS THIS WAY AGAIN.”

[quoted in Winward, The Fruit of the Spirit page 136]

Kindness will take ACTION. Kindness takes a RISK and is willing to PAY the PRICE. Kindness puts others FIRST, it FINSHES what it STARTS. And finally:

Kindness does not SEEK RECONIGTION.

What was the Good Samaritan’s name? Jesus doesn’t tell us.

The Good Samaritan does not seek out the priest and the Levite to promote himself over them.

The Samaritan is content to remain unknown.

Our kindness is not to elevate our reputation, or make us look good in the eyes of other people.

Real kindness does not seek to find glory for oneself; instead, kindness gives glory to God.

• 1 Corinthians 10:31 (Msg.)
As a matter of fact, do everything that way, heartily and freely to God’s glory.

KINDNESS DOES NOT SEEK RECOGNITION, INSTEAD THE RECOGNITION AND GLORY GOES TO GOD.

Greater things are still to come!