The Compassion of Christ

Good  morning to all on this Sunday morning. This is the day the Lord hath made; I will rejoice and be glad in it! This is also the day Aleron will be flying back from Jamaica and I will be flying to Jamaica so please pray God's traveling mercies for us. God is good everyday and His mercies have no boundaries. Let go of whatever you are holding on to that does not bring joy into your heart and life. Its not worth it.

I am continuing my journey in Matthew 15 today verses 29-39, "Jesus left there and went along the Sea of Galilee. Then He went up on a mountainside and sat down. Great crowds came to Him, bringing the lame, the blind, the crippled, the mute and many others, and laid them at His feet; and He healed them. The people were amazed when they saw the mute speaking, the crippled made well, the lame walking and the blind seeing. And they praised the God of Israel. 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." His disciples answered, "Where could we get enough bread in this remote place to feed such a crowd?" "How many loaves do you have?" Jesus asked. "Seven," they replied, "and a few small fish." He told the crowd to sit down on the ground. Then He took the seven loaves and the fish, and when He had given thanks, He broke them and gave them to the disciples, and they in turn to the people. They all ate and were satisfied. Afterward the disciples picked up seven basketfuls of broken pieces that were left over. The number of those who ate was four thousand, besides women and children. After Jesus had sent the crowd away, He got into the boat and went to the vicinity of Magadan. Amen!

Lord help. These disciples were lame or as Jesus said to Peter "dull"! The disciples were with Jesus when He took the 5 loaves and 2 fish and fed 10,000 men and their families and here we are with another crowd and they ask the same questions. Jesus doesn't fire them and start over; Jesus doesn't give up on them; Jesus doesn't get mad at them; Jesus just instructs them. What a message for us. We are just like these disciples. we just can't get it right it some areas of our live and if we just stick with the Master, He will never leave us or forsake us.  He lovingly instructs us over and over again. Doesn't mean he doesn't think we are "dull" and He loves us just the same because He knows our hearts. He can count on us just as he counted on the disciples to be there to help Him. Our willingness to be a help to Him is what He wants. What strikes me over and over is the compassion of Christ. He has great compassion even to this day for all of us and wants us to be healed. Sin causes so much havoc and He can heal us from the sin that Adam and Eve introduced. When we are Christ like we are demonstrating compassion for one another. We should care about each other's welfare as Christ did and be practical in our caring. Christ did just preach to people, He made sure they were fed "so that they wouldn't collapse" on the way home. Are you practical in your love for those you minister to? To know Him is to love Him; to love Him is to serve Him. To know Him is to love Him; to love Him is to serve you in Jesus name amen.

Be of good courage you will be fed today.

Stephanie