Kindness, it seems, is something there’s not much of anymore. It shouldn’t be especially for Christians. The Apostol Paul instructs us in Ephesians chapter 4;
29Let no corrupt communication proceed out of your mouth, but that which is good to the use of edifying, that it may minister grace unto the hearers. 30And grieve not the holy Spirit of God, whereby ye are sealed unto the day of redemption. 31Let all bitterness, and wrath, and anger, and clamour, and evil speaking, be put away from you, with all malice: 32And be ye kind one to another, tenderhearted, forgiving one another, even as God for Christ’s sake hath forgiven you.
Let’s look at this scripture verse by verse because their is a lot of important thoughts to study on. Starting with verse 29:
29Let no corrupt communication proceed out of your mouth, but that which is good to the use of edifying, that it may minister grace unto the hearers. What would be an example of corrupt communication? Well look at yesterday’s song. I discussed Donald Trump calling Congressman Adam Schiff, Adam Schitt. Would calling someone Schitt qualify as corrupt communication? I think so. Was this term used to edify (build up) Adam Schiff or was it to tear him down? Did the hearers believe Donald Trump was ministering grace unto them?
30And grieve not the holy Spirit of God, whereby ye are sealed unto the day of redemption. Grieving the holy Spirit is not a good thing to do and whereby ye are sealed, let’s just say your suppose to do good not evil. OK that’s greatly simplifying this verse but there are whole sermons on this verse so let’s just call that good for now.
31Let all bitterness, and wrath, and anger, and clamour, and evil speaking, be put away from you, with all malice: There’s nothing complicated about this verse. These past two verses reminds me of a statement Mark Twain made once: ” It ain’t the parts of the Bible I don’t understand that brother’s me, it’s the parts that I do understand.” The hard part of this verse is not understanding it, the hard part is following this verse.
32And be ye kind one to another, tenderhearted, forgiving one another, even as God for Christ’s sake hath forgiven you. When your trying to memorize Bible verses verse 32 is always a verse that’s close to the top of the list.
Since I went verse by verse on the scripture, the lyrics of todays song are written almost like scripture so I’m going to look at the lyrics the same way.
If you see your brother standing by the road
With a heavy load from the seeds he’s sowed
And if you see your sister falling by the way
Just stop and say, you’re going the wrong way
There’s a problem right from the start who’s calling these people my brother or sister. Calling someone your brother or sister is making them equal with you. The man standing by the road with a heavy load because of his own actions he is reaping what he sowed I shouldn’t help him. Maybe that’s what the Priest, in the story of the Good Samaritan, thought that the man lying beside the road was getting what he deserved so he passed him on the other side, leaving him to die. Was the Priest showing kindness, tenderheartness, or forgiveness? Besides being tenderhearted is like one of those bleeding heart liberals. That’s why this Priest is so proud to call himself a conservative, he doesn’t show kindness to someone who doesn’t deserve it. And if you see a woman, not your sister, falling by the way it’s none of your business to tell her she is going the wrong way. If you know the bridge is out, she will find that out for herself.
You got to try a little kindness
Yes show a little kindness
Just shine your light for everyone to see
And if you try a little kindness
Then you’ll overlook the blindness
Of narrow-minded people on the narrow-minded streets
Should you try a little kindness then everyone will see you and you don’t want that! Shine your light why would you want to shine your light, what and show the world that your a bleeding heart liberal? Why should you do that? Because Jesus said in Matthew 5:16
“Let your light so shine before men, that they may see your good works, and glorify your Father which is in heaven.”
And if you try a little kindness then you’ll overlook the blindness of narrow-minded people on the narrow-minded streets. The leading cause of blindness among conservatives is hate. What about people south of the border they won’t show them an once of kindness. And what about being “tenderhearted” how hard of a heart does one have that would not show kindness to these people? Narrow-minded people only show kindness to people who look like them, talk like them, believe like them, and most important people who vote like them. Their kindness must be earned.
Don’t walk around the down and out
Lend a helping hand instead of doubt
And the kindness that you show every day
Will help someone along their way
Don’t walk around the down and out. You don’t have to show kindness if your not around anyone who needs kindness. I’ll say a lot more in a couple days when the song of the day will be Phil Collins Another Day in Paradise. And the kindness that you show EVEREY DAY will help someone along their way. Did you noticed that Glen on today’s video changed the words along their way to along life’s way? I like that change of words after all isn’t that’s what Jesus wants us to do help others along life’s way? And remember:
32And be ye kind one to another, tenderhearted, forgiving one another, even as God for Christ’s sake hath forgiven you