Have you ever had the feeling like there aren’t any good people left in the world? Then, one day, someone performs an act of random kindness to you and all faith in humanity is restored. Oh, what a wonderful feeling!

There is a teaching of such kindness in the word of God that carries over from the Old Testament into the New Testament. It comes from the second greatest command to “love your neighbor as yourself.” The Lord says in Leviticus 19:18, “Do not seek revenge or bear a grudge against anyone among your people, but love your neighbor as yourself. I am the LORD.”

You see, God desires us t...