Be gentle toward everyone…. (devo reflection)

Titus 3:2 …to slander no one, to be peaceable and considerate, and always to be gentle toward everyone.

Commentary says of verse 2: “This is a distinctively Christian kindness, coming not from simple good manners but from knowing who we are and who others are in the heart of Jesus.”

Titus 3:3 At one time we too were foolish, disobedient, deceived and enslaved by all kinds of passions and pleasures. We lived in malice and envy, being hated and hating one another.

And while I agree with the idea, I don’t think Christians live up to it most of the time. “Be gentle toward everyone”? Think of what could happen in this world if we embraced this way of interacting.

Titus 3:4 But when the kindness and love of God our Savior appeared….

Lord, I’m a bit jaded. You call us to love You and love others. Paul reminds us to be gentle toward everyone, peaceable and considerate, but so often I see the polar opposite in the way humans relate to each other. Help me commit to being peaceable, considerate, and gentle toward everyone I encounter. Give me strength. Amen.

Titus 3:5 …he saved us, not because of righteous things we had done, but because of his mercy. He saved us through the washing of rebirth and renewal by the Holy Spirit….

Have a blessed day.