Compassion
Matthew 9:35-38 Jesus
went through all the towns and villages, teaching in their synagogues,
preaching the good news of the kingdom and healing every disease and sickness.
36 When he saw the crowds, he had compassion on them, because they were
harassed and helpless, like sheep without a shepherd. 37 Then he said to his
disciples, “The harvest is plentiful but the workers are few. 38 Ask the Lord
of the harvest, therefore, to send out workers into his harvest field.”
DO you see the threat to our lives noted in this passage? Diseases
and sicknesses are certainly great threats to our lives. But let’s look at the
phrase “they were harassed and helpless”.
What is harassing
God’s people, causing us to feel helpless? Could it be we are missing godly
shepherds? Might we be harassed in our souls, finding no peace because we have
little faith in godly shepherds? Could our harassed, helpless lives come about
because we constantly turn away from God’s call to become godly shepherds? All
three reasons: lack of leaders, faith and response to God’s call will lead us
feeling out of control in our lives, helpless to see any hope for our the life
of peace and joy Jesus calls us to live with him.
What hope do we
have for that rest? We have Jesus. Jesus comes to the harassed and helpless with
compassion. The original language tells us he moved to help them with a deep
urge within his soul. He is not a kind man stopping to encourage someone, but
he is the Savior stepping toward his sheep with the same passionate love that
would take him to the cross.
Give your harassed
life to your passionate Savior and feel his help.
LIFE Link: Compassion: Jesus comes with passion to save you.
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