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
12 Now when
he came nigh to the gate of the city, behold, there was a dead man carried out,
the only son of his mother, and she was a widow: and much people of the city
was with her.
13 And when
the Lord saw her, he had compassion on her, and said unto her, Weep not.
14 And he
came and touched the bier: and they that bare him stood still. And he said,
Young man, I say unto thee, Arise.
15 And he
that was dead sat up, and began to speak. And he delivered him to his mother.
Message
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 a change in the situation and experience of the one on whom
He shows compassion. Someone actually described God’s 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 no 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 wailing 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 the 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 the 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.
BIBLE
IN ONE YEAR
2 Chronicles 5:2-7:3
Proverbs 31:1-15
Lord please have compassion on me and my family and bless us beyond human understanding in Jesus name I pray amen
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