Pay It Forward

In II Samuel 9:1, David asks, "Is there anyone still left of the house of Saul to whom I can show kindness for Jonathan's sake?" David learns that his ole buddy, Jonathan, had a son, so He gives that son all of King Saul's land, some workers, and then he invites him to eat from the king’s table for the rest of his life. David decided to show kindness. Kindness is doing something nice for someone that will probably bring you no benefit at all. Lots of times we do something based on what we will get. We go to work, because we get paid to. And we should go to work. But here, David just decided to do good because he wanted to. And it started with a decision to show kindness. In our world, kindness may seem rare. But when we do this, acting like King David, God will reward us. David's kindness here was drawn up from a moment when someone had shown him kindness. Johnathan helped David when David was in a mess; Johnathan's kindness was stored up in David's heart. So think of a time when someone showed you kindness. Let it stir you. And when you show kindness, it keeps moving, because one day, that person will probably pass that same kindness along.

Pastor Jason Anderson
Living Word Bible Church
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