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A Revival of Kindness

by James W. Goll
Vision Cast November 2006
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A Word in the Night

My ear was opened as a voice from the Lord came to me whispering, “I will have a revival of kindness.” As I lay there on my bed, I sighed deeply and thought, “Now that would be a novel idea!”

The world needs a revival of kindness today. Imagine what would happen if God’s people began to use their innate creativity to develop ways to show kindness to others. Simple acts of kindness, stemming from the love of God, would effect major changes in people’s lives and the ways people respond to one another.

An Eruption of Mercy

The kind of kindness, mercy and compassion Jesus always exhibited was not just an expression of His will, but an eruption from deep within His being. There’s no doubt that this is true, for God’s mercies are everlasting and they are constantly flowing from His throne—a throne that is established on the foundation of righteousness and mercy.

Let’s take a quick look at three theme verses that point to the mercy and compassion that are central to God’s nature:

Psalm 145:9—“The Lord is good to all, and His tender mercies are over all His works [the entirety of things created].” To whom is the Lord good? To all. How far does His compassion extend? Over everything He has created. His mercies are tender mercies.

Matthew 9:36—“And seeing the multitudes He felt . . . .” Jesus felt compassion for the people, because they were distressed and did not have a shepherd. The Amplified Version puts it this way: “When He saw the throngs, He was moved with pity and sympathy for them, because they were bewildered (harassed and distressed and dejected and helpless), like sheep without a shepherd.” Jesus was moved with compassion. These people really needed help, for they were harassed, distressed, dejected, and helpless, and, when Jesus saw their needs, He was moved with compassion for them.

Mark 1:41—“Then Jesus, moved with compassion, stretched out His hand and touched him, and said to him, ‘I am willing; be cleansed’” (NKJV). Jesus moved with compassion. In other words, He did something concrete to help this leper.

True Compassion Is Always Personal

Do you remember the story of the widow of Nain? Her only son had died. When Jesus saw her, “He had compassion on her and said to her, ‘Do not weep.’” (Luke 7:13). The Lord saw the funeral procession for the young man, and He was moved with compassion for the widow who was experiencing a painful sense of loss.

Notice the progression here: first, He saw; then He was moved with compassion. But it didn’t stop there. It went beyond the feeling level and became an act. Jesus’ primary concern in this example did not appear to be the eternal state of the young man; rather, He was concerned about the mother and what she was going through. He felt compassion
for her.

Not only did He tell her, “Don’t weep,” but He also took positive steps to rectify the situation. The Bible says, “He went forward and touched the funeral bier, . . . And He said, ‘Young man, I say to you, arise [from death]!” (Luke 7:14). Jesus saw. Jesus felt compassion. Jesus spoke words of comfort. Then Jesus moved forward with a touch and a command. The result was: “And the man [who was] dead sat up and began to speak. And [Jesus] gave him [back] to his mother” (Luke 7:15).

First, we have to perceive (see) the need. Then we speak words of encouragement and comfort, which may often lead us to communicate love and warmth through a touch or an embrace. Next, we take action by doing what we can to provide practical help and assistance to the person in need. One thing we can always do is to pray for him or her, and, as Tennyson said, “More things are wrought by prayer than this world dreams of.”

Random Acts of Kindness

“Random Acts” of kindness and many other similar actions are seeds of compassion that will truly make a difference in the lives of others. Take a moment now and see if you can come up with other ways to express God’s love in personal, practical, and tangible ways.

Here are some random acts of kindness that you might want to consider as you go about your daily routine.

• Give an unusually good tip to a server in a restaurant.
  
• While going through a toll booth, pay the toll for the driver in the car behind you.
  
• While in the drive-through line of a fast-food restaurant, pay for the meals that were ordered by the people behind you.
  
• Give someone a word of encouragement.
  
• Take time to be a good listener to someone who needs to share his or her circumstances with you.
  
• Surrender your place in line to someone who seems to be in a hurry, whether in a supermarket, a barbershop, a bank, or elsewhere.
  
• Ask others if you could pray for them.
  
• Take bags of groceries to a poor family and leave a note that says, “From the Man Upstairs who sees and cares.”
  
• Distribute Bibles, Christian books and Worship CD’s to people you encounter in your day-to-day activities.
  
• Volunteer to help in hospitals, schools, libraries, nursing homes, and other facilities.

Get Ready – For the Harvest Is Coming!

Have you ever noticed that when you get emotional about something, you do something in response to your emotions? When your emotions are stirred up, you take action. You may weep, jump up and down, write a letter, or head in a certain direction with a specific goal in mind.

It is the same with God. He gets emotional over us, and it stirs Him to take action
in our behalf.

In Lamentations we read that God’s compassions never fail: “It is because of the Lord’s mercy and loving-kindness that we are not consumed, because His [tender] compassions fail not. They are new every morning; great and abundant is Your stability and faithfulness” (Lam. 3:22-23). So, we see that God is full of compassion and His compassions are always active in our lives.

Many people do not understand the nature of God—that He is full of mercy, kindness and compassion. If we truly understood this, wouldn’t it change everything about us? Wouldn’t it compel us to get compassionately involved with meeting others’ needs, as Jesus was? Jesus certainly understood what was in the Father’s heart, and because He did, He was willing and able to go to the cross for us.

Do you want to make a difference in the world? Then be different from others by walking in kindness wherever you are. People will see the difference, and they will want to have what you have. Not only that, but they will receive what they need through your compassion.

Get ready, for the harvest is coming. Become a co-laborer with God and go out into the whitened fields armed with His kindness, compassion and love cause there is going to be a “revival of kindness.”

From the Desk of James W. Goll

This Vision Cast comes out of the inspiration of the tenth chapter of our new book – Compassion – A Call to Take Action. Be one of the first to get this great book – the third in a series on Women on the Frontlines.

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Dr. James W. Goll

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