The Compassion of Jesus
Wednesday, May 31, 2017
Our Compassionate Savior
Scripture
Matthew
14:14
When he went ashore he saw a
great crowd, and he had compassion on them and healed their sick.
Matthew 9:36
When he
saw the crowds, he had compassion for them, because they were harassed and helpless,
like sheep without a shepherd.
Hebrews 4:15
For we
do not have a high priest who is unable to sympathize with our weaknesses, but
one who in every respect has been tempted as we are, yet without sin.
Philippians
2:5-8
Have
this mind among yourselves, which is yours in Christ Jesus, who, though he was
in the form of God, did not count equality with God a thing to be grasped, but
made himself nothing, taking the form of a servant, being born in the likeness
of men. And being found in human form, he humbled himself by becoming obedient
to the point of death, even death on a cross.
Isaiah 53:4-5
Surely
he has borne our griefs and carried our sorrows; yet we esteemed him stricken,
smitten by God, and afflicted. But he was wounded for our transgressions; he
was crushed for our iniquities; upon him was the chastisement that brought us
peace, and with his stripes we are healed.
Isaiah
30:18
Yet the LORD longs to be gracious to you;
therefore he will rise up to show you compassion. For the LORD is a God of
justice. Blessed are all who wait for him!
They
will neither hunger nor thirst, nor will the desert heat or the sun beat down
on them. He who has compassion on them will guide them and lead them beside
springs of water.
Isaiah
54:10
Though
the mountains be shaken and the hills be removed, yet my unfailing love for you
will not be shaken nor my covenant of peace be removed,” says the LORD, who has
compassion on you.
Devotional:
When I
read about the compassion of Jesus, it is like a stopping point on a busy
freeway. My thoughts can get busy sometimes, and I can forget that I spend a
lot of time cataloguing my faults. I can trace mistakes back to early childhood
and believe that I am doomed to failure in life because of my poor choices. Being
reminded that the Lord has compassion on His children gives me a sigh of pause
and relief.
He was
wounded for my transgressions.
Friends,
we don’t have to pay anymore for our mistakes. This is not to say that we
should not be concerned with our actions, not to say that we should have a
cavalier attitude or lack remorse for wrong choices. But the Lord is gracious,
full of compassion, and loves us so much.
Today,
let’s lay our transgressions at the foot of the cross and soak in His
compassion.
Our
children, too, have His compassion. He loves them. He understands and desires
good for them. He also wants to implant His compassion within us, that we could
have the same soft heart toward them. As we raise our children, and in
particular children with strong wills, He wants to guide us in the best way to
interact with them and shape them.
I pray
today that we would be moved with compassion in the struggles of our children.
I pray that we would receive the compassion of Jesus for our struggles. He is
waiting with open arms!
Prayer:
Father,
thank You that You showed us the model of compassion. Thank You that You are
for me, and You are for my child(ren). I receive Your grace and mercy today,
and I ask that You would help me to know that You desire our good.
Intercession:
I lift
up my child(ren) today. (Name area of need, concern, struggle). (Spend some
time lifting this to the throne. Wait on the Lord for guidance in how to pray.
Ask for peace, intervention, healing, and unity).
I bless
You today, Father, and thank You for this time with You.
In
Jesus’ Name I pray, amen.
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