KINDNESS/SERVING
Salem Kirban tells the following story: East Berlin is communist controlled. West Berlin is free. Some people in East Berlin one day took a truckload of garbage and dumped it on the West Berlin side. The people of West Berlin could have done the same thing, but instead they took a truckload of canned goods, bread, and milk . . . and neatly stacked it on the East Berlin side. On top of this stack they placed a sign that said, “EACH GIVES WHAT HE HAS.” That is exactly what the Scriptures teach about dealing with people around us. We are not to repay evil with evil; we are not to trade insult for insult, but to give a blessing instead. (I Peter 3:9) When Jesus was reviled, He did not revile in return. When suffering, He uttered no threats (I Peter 2:23). Wouldn’t it be a wonderful day when someone speaks evil of you and you don’t have a desire to repay…
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