1st Peter 5:14. “Greet ye one another with a kiss of charity. Peace be with you all that are in Christ Jesus. Amen.”
A KISS OF LOVE. I have heard of “the kiss of betrayal” and “the kiss of death” And want to stay as far from those as I possibly can. But there is another that is a kiss most holy – It is the greeting of assurance you can count on this man.
When you see them coming toward you it lightens your step You know that this person is one that is true. Their interest is genuine they know what is good – And want the blessing of God to rest upon you.
There is no subtlety, no deceptive intentions – They smile and there is evidence of love on their face. The “embrazzo” or handshake or kiss on the cheek – Is evidence that God through them is showing His grace.
Accompanying that greeting when coming or going –
Is a peaceful intent that gives strength to your feet. How important it is to others the same as to me – That they sense the same intention when I them do greet.
It may seem a same thing to those who don’t know better – That a greeting of arrival or leaving is important. There are some things that can’t be faked by them or me – A “kiss of charity” is an act of spiritual deportment.
“Father, Peter was certainly a man You could use. How he must have delighted Thee as he went from place to place speaking of Thy Son and his love for the Lord. As he got older, he was used especially for the saints it seems, because he had suffered too. Is this an area of service I should consider more as I get older? Guide me I pray, in the name of the Lord Jesus Christ, Amen.”