THERE IS A KINDNESS WITHOUT REWARD

Kindness is good and a needed virtue. However, any act of kindness that compromises a heart of integrity, is not worth it. Any kindness you offer that puts your eternity at risk is no longer kindness, and we have to be careful. Don't render those helps that stain your testimony before God. We should be careful about going all out making people say good things about us while God is not pleased with us. There are some things that are good acts, but deeply they are godly.

A touching testimony of a woman who worked in a government hospital and gave government drugs to the poor/needy/less-privileged free of charge BUT WITHOUT PERMISSION. She was kind and should not be guilty from human perspective...but God had this against her: 'She "stole" those drugs'. Fearful God! But she was being kind and helped the poor? Who then can make it one keep asking? But some have made it, and God wants us to make it, and this is why He makes us hear these words.

Then became clear the decision of the WISE virgins not to give out (share) part of their oil to the foolish virgins. It appeared like they were not kind people; looked like they didn't want to help others at some points; sounded like they were being too hard and overly righteous...BUT, how could they have been so "kind" at the expense of their eternity?

“The foolish ones said to the wise, ‘Give us some of your oil; our lamps are going out.’ ‘No,’ they replied, ‘there may not be enough for both us and you’” (Matthew 25:8-9).

This indeed made them truly WISE. It would be kindness to help the other virgins with oil, but it would be a kindness that would make them miss the return of the bridegroom. They were friends and friends should help friends, but sometimes this word ‘NO’ could save one from eternal regret. May God give us the grace to say ‘NO’ when we have to, no matter who is involved.

We find ourselves in such situations today; when we have to help a loved one/friend/family member, and we can only do that by allowing some compromises in eternal principles. Very tight situations! This is like they say, “Between the devil and the deep blue sea”. This is the point they tell you we are 'wicked, heartless, without feeling, etc' simply because you chose to protect what matters most - eternity. But it is a protection that is worth a lifetime. It is God’s  grace we seek daily, for by the arms of the flesh can no man prevail. May His grace carry us through. Amen.

(The Greatness Series @TreasuredHouse. www.drwilliamsbukola.blogspot.com)