Welcome to February 2025 - The Kindness of the Lord

Greetings dear and precious sisters-in-Christ, Welcome to February! This month is typically known as the month of love with the 14th being Valentine's day. I was talking to a dear sister-in-Christ that I was missing my parents but missing my mom the most. As she allowed me to share a couple stories about my mom I was able to realize why missing her was hard. My mom was a kind individual - she was quiet in spirit and I'm sure while I was growing up this wasn't even something that ever came to my mind. But in her remaining fews years this was one of her characteristics that was prominent. She had a way of correcting us with kindness too. Kindness is one of the fruits of the Holy Spirit so I knew about the verses in Galatians, but I wanted to dig deeper so going to the concordance in my bible I began searching for some verses to share, upon finding kindness the word in italics was, "tenderness". There it was, the explanation of mom's life - her spirit was one of tenderness. Some of the verses referenced - Prov. 31:26, Acts 9:36, Romans 11:22 and 1 Peter 2:3. The verse in Proverbs is how I would introduce my mom. It reads, "She opens her mouth in wisdom, And the teaching of kindness is on her tongue." I Peter 2:3 is so rich for it says, "if you have tasted the kindness (tenderness) of the Lord." So a question for you to ponder - have you tasted the kindness of the Lord? Each one of you have and because He never changes and always promises His kindness will never cease. Let us pray - Abba Father, Praise to Thee and thank You that Your tender mercies are new every morning. O, Lord that it is first and foremost Your Love which is demonstrated and manifested by Your Kindness (tenderness)! Lord, I pray for each dear and precious sister-in-Christ that she would ask and seek Your kindness and that You would open up the hearts of those whom they interact with and bring about Your kindness in every situation. In Jesus Name, Amen. Let me known for my kindness,

LyndiaSue