“The Human Touch Of Kindness” is November 5’s entry from Dr. David Jeremiah’s ‘Turning Points with God: 365 Daily Devotions’ (2014).
"He who despises his neighbor, sins;
but he who has mercy on the poor, happy is he."
Proverbs 14:21
Mamie Adams always went to a branch post office in her town because the postal employees there were friendly. When she went there to buy stamps just before Christmas one year, the lines were particularly long. Someone pointed out that there was no need to wait in line because there was a stamp machine in the lobby. “I know,” said Mamie, “but the machine won’t ask me about my arthritis.”
The human touch of kindness is our specie’s distinguishing mark and something many go without, due to all of the world’s technological advances. Just like Mamie, many people would rather sacrifice the modern-day convenience of a machine in order to receive a friendly greeting from another living, breathing human being. Jesus understood the importance of kindness and took great care in being kind to everyone, especially the downtrodden and unsaved. He knew this was the key to opening the hearts of those who otherwise might never respond to His love.
Make it your goal to be kind to everyone; you never know who might be in need of the human touch of kindness.
To end, a quote from Martin Luther, “It is the duty of every Christian to be Christ to his neighbor.”
