DIVINE COMPASSION
Memorise: And when the Lord
saw her, he had compassion on her, and said unto her, Weep not. Luke 7:13
Read: Luke 7:12-15, Bible in
one year: 2 Chronicles 5:2-7:3, Proverbs 31:1-15
At many times, the compassion
that we as human beings show towards the plight of others cannot go beyond
sympathising with them. This is especially so in the face of serious and
intimidating needs, pains or sorrowful incidents. We plead with others, speak
words of encouragement and consolation, and of course we pray with them. This
is understandable, but why is it so? It is so because we are humans and not
God, creatures and not the Creator. With God however, it is a different situation.
God’s compassion always leads
to a definite action that brings about change in the situation and experience
of the one on whom He shows compassion. Someone actually described God’s
compassion. Someone actually compassion as mercy in action. Divine action
always accompanies divine compassion, to the extent that the most hopeless
situation can be brought back to life again, just like it happened in the case
of the dead body of Lazarus, which had been in the grave for four (4) days, but
was brought back to life again (John 11). What is that situation in your life
that is considered hopeless and for which you are tired of human limited
compassionate expressions. In the Name of Jesus, your case will receive the
attention of God’s compassion this season and shall be transformed.
Consider the case of the
widow in our Bible text. Humanly speaking, her case of tragedy had gotten to a
point of on return by reason of the demise of her only source of consolation,
following the death of her husband (i.e. her only son). Indeed, she received a
great outpouring of limited human compassion, which could not go beyond weeping
and wiling along with her, and accompanying her with the remains of her son to
his grave. Just then, a drastic turn to her situation occurred because of
divine compassion of God in Jesus Christ met her. I say to you in that trouble
of yours, God’s compassion is engaging you for a complete turn-around now in
Jesus’ Name. The Bible records in Luke 7:13-15 that:
“And when the Lord saw her, he had compassion on her,
and said unto her, Weep not. And he came and touched her bier: and they that
bare him stood still. And he said, Young man, I say unto thee, Arise. And he
that was dead sat up, and began to speak. And he delivered him to his mother.”
Hallelujah! God will have
compassion on you and you will have testimonies in Jesus’ Name.
Action Point
Pick an issue confronting you
or your family, ask that the compassion of God be made manifest in that
situation in Jesus’ Name.
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