Jan 14, 2010

Something like Compassion

Matthew 14:14 "When Jesus landed and saw a large crowd, he had compassion on them and healed their sick."
Matthew 15:32 "Jesus called his disciples to him and said, "I have compassion for these people; they have already been with me three days and have nothing to eat. I do not want to send them away hungry, or they may collapse on the way."
Matthew 20:34 "Jesus had compassion on them and touched their eyes. Immediately they received their sight and followed him."

Jesus was moved with compassion for peoples needs. This moving was a movement to act, and movement to change their circumstances. It had nothing to do with him, it was all about them, the people, any people, ALL PEOPLE. He didn't say Thank God, I'm not blind, he healed the blind men. He didn't say glad I am not hungry, too bad those people didn't bring their lunches. He fed them. Because HE WAS MOVED WITH COMPASSION. Let's follow our greatest example and let God move us with compassion for other rather than continue to focus on our selves. Their are thousands of people crying for help and in mourning tonight in Haiti. Let God move your heart to compassion. Compassion to act. Give, you have more than they can dream of. Go, if you are capable of going. Spend a night with less sleep to cry over the pain God is feeling in his heart for His suffering people. Learn to pray, learn to seek God, and you will learn compassion. God's heart is overflowing with it, with pain, with love, with longing...
Compassion is a burden only God truly knows. Seek the heart of God so you can learn SOMETHING LIKE COMPASSION.

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