April 14, 2025, 2 Kings 25:27-30
April 14, 2025, 2 Kings 25:27-30
27 And in
the thirty-seventh year of the exile of Jehoiachin king of Judah, in the
twelfth month, on the twenty-seventh day of the month, Evil-merodach king of
Babylon, in the year that he began to reign,
graciously freed Jehoiachin king of Judah from prison. 28 And
he spoke kindly to him and gave him a seat above the seats of the kings who
were with him in Babylon. 29 So Jehoiachin put off
his prison garments. And every day of his life he dined regularly at the
king's table, 30 and for his allowance, a regular
allowance was given him by the king, according to his daily needs, as long as
he lived.
Oh, what just a little bit
of kindness can do. I wonder why amidst
all this chaos and evil, this one king shows some kindness to this one who was
now a prisoner. Who do you know that
might be a prisoner, maybe not in the sense we typically think of as prisoner,
but someone who is struggling and in a prison of sorts. This can look like the person who is
struggling financially and can’t afford to take their kids fun places, or out to
eat, or the parent who can’t move out of the area because of shared custody, or
the person who is struggling with depression, or the prison of alcoholism, or
other addictions. There are many prisons
that the enemy has created and imprisoned us.
We can be the link to help show kindness to those in need.
What can you do today to
show kindness in Jesus name today?
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