Thursday, November 13, 2025

Nov 13 2025 … Kindness ALWAYS …

Nov 13 2025 …  Kindness ALWAYS  … 


Devotional Song: ... GO TO THIS LINK ...    and PLEASE take the time to listen to music and lyrics, from Tim McGraw, singing Humble And Kind … calling on Christians to witness God’s love and kindness to others.


  ALWAYS ... !!! 


Highlight Passage: … Obadiah 1:13  … [NLT] … 

13 You should not have plundered the land of Israel when they were suffering such calamity.  You should not have gloated over their destruction when they were suffering such calamity. You should not have seized their wealth when they were suffering such calamity. 

God chastises the nation of Edom for taking advantage of Israel in a time of crisis and calamity.   


Highlight Passage in Context:  Obadiah 1:4-9, 12-13  [NLT] … USE THIS LINK …</b> 

god, thru the Prophet Obadiah, rebukes the Edomites for taking advantage of Israel in a time of peril.

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Reference Passage: … Proverbs 21:21 [NLT] … USE THIS LINK 

…Solomon calls for believers to ALWAYS pursue righteousness and God’s love in dealing with others in order to find God’s love and kindness in return.   


Reference Passage: … Micah 6:8  [NLT] … USE THIS LINK 

… God calls on His people, thru the Prophet Micah, to live righteous live, honoring God with their (our) kindness and humility.      


Reference Passage: … Galatians 5:22-23 [NLT] … USE THIS LINK 

…The Apostle Paul lists the primary fruit of the Spirit which results from a deep and abiding relationship with Christ.


Reference Passage: … Ephesians 4:32 [NLT] … USE THIS LINK 

… Paul calls on fellow Christians to mimic God’s love and grace by being tenderhearted and  kind to one another just as God has shown His love and kindness to them (us).


Reference Passage: …Titus 3:4-5 [NLT] … USE THIS LINK

… God reveals to all Christians the extent of God’s love and kindness to sinners, whom He has saved … in spite of their (our) sinfulness.   


Reference Passage: … 1Peter 3:9 [NLT] … USE THIS LINK  

… Peter charges fellow Christians to avoid vengeance by showing God’s love and kindness to others in their time of need.  


My Devotional JournalToday’s Our Daily Bread Author, Lisa M Samra  …  USE THS LNK  -         writes about the plight of those Hawaiian people after the disastrous fires in Lahaina in 2023, where some took advantage of the people there by looting and stealing from their burned out town.  But the love of God shown brightly in the darkness with Churches on the Island opening up in kindness to do all they could to help the hapless victims of the fires.  


And that’s what today’s ODB entry, the linked song, and God’s word, in the Scriptures shared above, which call all Christians to do … and that is to share God’s love when they (we) see others needing our humble kindness, …the kind of love that God has shown to us by saving us and leading us to His eternal glory. Oh how I pray we all can be sharing God’s love and kindness with those who need it today.  I’m doing what I can.  How about you?


My Thanksgiving: … Oh, King Jesus, thank You, …for giving me Your love and grace to share with others.  


My Prayer TodayOh Abba Father, ... King Jesus, ... for lifting us up to lift others with Your love and kindness.    … Amen


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