Matthew 9
Compassion Acts!
Good morning! This is Pastor Jerry Ingalls from New Castle First Baptist Church and today is Friday, March 27.
This is the Day the Lord has made, let us REJOICE and be GLAD in it.
Being a parent can be very challenging and scary. When my first child was younger he had night terrors. It was scary because we couldn’t wake him up when he was having an episode. Oh, how we prayed because it felt like he was harassed and helpless! We prayed out loud over our son and we spoke lovingly and reassuringly to him knowing that our voices would help him through his dark and scary experience. We gave him a way home and we called upon the Good Shepherd to help him.
Matthew 9:36 shares, “When [Jesus] saw the crowds, he had compassion for them, because they were harassed and helpless, like sheep without a shepherd.”
Jesus is the Good Shepherd, which is a title of intimacy, much like that of a parent to a child. A shepherd knows His sheep and cares for them personally. He leads and guides them to safety because He has compassion on them.
Compassion is like the love of a parent for a child in need. We wouldn’t let our son go through his night terrors alone because compassion acts!
Seize the Moment: Who do you feel compassion for? Pray for that person or situation and then act. Allow compassion to lead you to where the Good Shepherd needs you.
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God bless you.