Thus has the Lord of hosts said, ‘Dispense true justice and practice kindness and compassion each to his brother.’ Zechariah 7:9
“I choose kindness… I will be kind to the poor, for they are alone. Kind to the rich, for they are afraid. And kind to the unkind, for such is how God has treated me.”
Max Lucado in Let The Journey Begin: God’s Roadmap for New Beginnings (Nashville: Countryman, 1999) 51.
I love the verb “dispense” in today’s Scripture as it implies that we are merely the distributor of what God supplies. We get to dispense true justice. That means we give the good things He supplies to everyone, not just our friends.
Then, I notice the verb “practice” linked to my word for 2019, kindness, and my word for 2020, compassion. We figure it out as we live it out that all the rich blessings from God are ours to enjoy and share to shape the lives of those around us.
As Lucado notes, we practice kindness and compassion because those we serve are alone, afraid, and just as needy as we are. How will you practice kindness and compassion today?
I will make myself available to do this in El Salvador. You do it where you are. Together, let us choose kindness and compassion.