This should be an easy thing to do this time of year, Some times what happens in the midst of celebrating the birth of our savior the one who loved us enough to die for us, we lose the meaning. We can get short tempered, anxious, or even mean. Today I want us to keep kindness in mind.
In Ephesians 4:32 Paul writes this
"Be Kind to each other..."
This simple phrase will help our Christmas celebration to be so much more amazing. What Paul states with "be", our English doesn't quite express the full meaning. The word Paul uses signifies, constantly becoming, always being, in other words to always be in the process of becoming.
In this case what we are constantly becoming is "kind". Paul chose the word, "chrestos" for kind here. It goes beyond what we think of as kind to also mean, useful, good, worthy, and benevolent. It is the same word that he used in describing the fruit of the Spirit in Galations 5:22.
A way to interpret this scripture that is totally in line with the meaning is, "If something is important to my loved one, I'll do my best to make it important to me."
Kindness is not something we generally grasp over night but it is here a command from God for us. It can be hard to keep this in mind with all the expectations we have, but a little kindness can trump much preparation and be remembered far longer as well.
Have a Merry Christmas and a kind one as well!
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