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“Be kind and compassionate to one another, forgiving each other, just as in Christ God forgave you.”

Ephesians 4:32

During Sunday School on Sunday, this verse in Ephesians was one of the verses we had for helping us discuss the topic of obeying the commands of God. I asked, “Does anyone know what the word ‘compassionate’ means?” I received blank stares from around the table. I stated, “Compassion is when we help someone who failed understand that it is okay.”

One of the boys spoke up, “I did something like that.” He began to tell a story about how a friend had “messed up” playing a game. The boy was about to cry. He said he put his arm around the boy and told him, “It’s okay.”

When people mess up, what is our first reaction? Condemnation or compassion? Do we laugh when someone falls, or do we reach out and help them to their feet? Do we rejoice in someone else’s misfortune, or do we reach out and give a helping hand?

When the sky is the darkest, people need light, not more darkness. The homeless person on the street will not hear your good news about Jesus, when his stomach is empty and growling. Children will not listen to you, unless you are willing to listen to them. The sinner will not repent, unless he knows he will be forgiven. Through our actions, we channel the forgiveness of God to others.

Be a light of God’s forgiveness this week.

Scripture taken from the Holy Bible, New International Version. Copyright© 1973, 1978, 1984 International Bible Society. Used by permission of Zondervan Bible Publishers.

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