COMPASSION
Mat 14:14 And Jesus went out and saw a great crowd, and He was moved with compassion toward them. And He healed their sick.
There is one word that has been lingering in my spirit as we enter the March / April season - “Compassion” - which means the capacity to be moved and to feel for others, and to be compelled to act on it.
Jesus’ ministry has always been marked with His divine compassion for people. Most of His miracles - the feeding of the 5000, the reaching out to the multitude with kindness, the healing of the sick, etc. - occurred simply because Jesus was first moved with compassion.
On the contrary, compassion is not easily found in our world today. We tend to read more stories on the increase of violence and selfish acts, cruelty, abuse or exploitation, than of people who step out to show the love of God!
To bring this to a more personal level, the million dollar question would be - “Have we ourselves lost our compassion as well?” How many times has compassion taken a back seat to fear, unwillingness and procrastination?
Would you allow God to deepen our compassion during this season?
Personally, my premise for compassion is really simple. There is something about compassion that ushers in a new miracle. If we only learn to be compassionate like Jesus, we will see more of the sick healed, the lost saved and the hurt restored!
Miracles await for those who are willing to take that a compassionate step forward! Compassion is such a Godly thing, so don’t loose it!
怜悯
太 14:14 耶稣出来, 见有许多的人, 就怜悯他们, 治好了他们的病人.
当我们进入三月份/四月份这个季节时, 有一个字一直徘徊在我的心灵中- “怜悯” - 意思是会因其他人的遭遇被感动和有反应, 并且不得不有所行动.
耶稣的事工一直都彰显着他对人们的属天怜悯. 他大多数的神迹- 喂饱5000人, 向人群展现他的慈爱, 医治病人, 等等- 都只是因为耶稣动了怜悯之心.
相对来说, 在我们今天的世界里怜悯已不容易找到了. 我们常读到更多有关暴力和 自私的行为, 残酷的行为, 虐待或剥削的故事, 而不是人们站出来展示神的爱.
让我们看看比较贴身的那方面, 重点问题应该是-“我们是否也已经失去了怜悯的心呢?”. 有多少次怜悯因为恐惧, 不情愿和拖延而退缩呢?
在这个季节里你是否愿意让神加深你怜悯的心呢?
对我个人来说, 我对怜悯的解读是很简单的. 怜悯里面有一样能够带来神迹的东西. 如果我们都学习像耶稣一样有怜悯的心, 我们就会见证病人得医治, 失丧的得拯救, 受伤害的得痊愈!
神迹等待着那些愿意向前踏出怜悯一步的人! 怜悯是属神的事物, 不要失去 它!
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