SOUNDING OUT:
Let Your Compassion Move You
The compassion of Jesus went far beyond just having empathy for others. It is a spiritual quality that reflects the love of God. When Jesus was moved by compassion, things happened for people. Being moved with compassion like Jesus Christ was takes compassion (being conscious of others distress and desiring to alleviate it) and the believing action of faith to bring to pass signs, miracles, and wonders. Many times in the gospels a great miracle was preceded by the words, “and Jesus was moved with compassion.” It takes compassion plus the believing action of faith to bring to pass signs, miracles, and wonders.
Matthew 14:14:
And Jesus went forth, and saw a great multitude, and was moved with compassion toward them, and he healed their sick.
Mark 1:40,41:
And there came a leper to him, beseeching him, and kneeling down to him, and saying unto him, If thou wilt, thou canst make me clean.
41 And Jesus, moved with compassion, put forth his hand, and touched him, and saith unto him, I will; be thou clean.
Through our Lord Jesus Christ we have the power and ability to heal and deliver others, BUT are we willing? Do we have the desire and compassion to reach out to others? This is the question we need to ask ourselves in our quest for the spiritual things of God. Do I really want to be Led By God’s Power, and am I ready to do the responsibility God expects of me once I make the decision?
When Jesus reached out and touched the leper, he broke the cardinal rule of Judean culture, “Never touch a leper.” Jesus went even further than touching, because the word “touched” is haptomai, to apply one’s self to or embrace. [See Bullinger’s A Critical Lexicon and Concordance, and Young’s Analytical Concordance to the Bible.] Jesus hugged the leper. Are you ready to step outside of the norm, whats popular, your cultural rules, if the word of wisdom tells you to?
Mark 1:42:
And as soon as he had spoken, immediately the leprosy departed from him, and he was cleansed.
The compassion Jesus felt for this man compelled him to take the believing action required. When Jesus reached out and hugged him and said, “I WILL!” It was done.
I Corinthians 2:11a:
…For what man knoweth the things of a man save the spirit of a man which is in him?”
Only God knows what is in the heart of man, and He can reveal it via the spirit.
Luke 7:11-15:
And it came to pass the day after, that he went into a city called Nain; and many of his disciples went with him, and much people.
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.
John 14:12:
Verily, verily, I say unto you, He that believeth on me, the works that I do shall he do also; and greater works than these shall he do; because I go unto my Father.
Philippians 4:13:
I can do all things through Christ which strengtheneth me.
Having Christ in us means we have the same abilities, the same boldness, the same faith, the same love and the same compassion. In Mark 11 Jesus tells us to “have the faith of God.” If we have the faith of God a mountain is no problem.
Hebrews 3:7:
Wherefore (as the Holy Ghost saith, To day if ye will hear his voice,
In Jeremiah 6:10 God says they did not hearken to His Word because they had “no delight in it.” We need to delight in God’s Word and in all that He has given us and made us in Christ. If we are going to grow in our knowledge of the revelation manifestations and prepare ourselves for the operation of these manifestations in our lives, then we need to delight in God’s Word. We do not ignore this revelation (God’s Word) and jump over to the other one (the manifestations).
One of the things we have been given is the compassion of God, and we need to walk in it and with it toward others. This is a good starting point. We need to think about why we are here. Compassion is an important key to the revelation and impartation manifestations. Let us walk and live in Christ. Let us manifest the compassion of God, as Jesus did, and minister God’s deliverance to all people, by being Led By God’s Power.
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