Compassion Makes a Difference

  

Compassion Makes a Difference (Jude 22)

Most likely, we have all read or heard the story of “The Good Samaritan”. It’s found in the gospel of Luke 10:30-37. Jesus used the illustration to answer this question posed to Him by a lawyer; “who is my neighbor?”

He told of a man traveling down a road who was mugged by some thieves and left for dead. After several others passed him by, doing nothing to help, a Samaritan man came upon the troubled soul and the scripture says, “when he saw him, he had compassion on him” (vs. 33). Because of his compassion, he went the extra mile to help the injured man recover.

If only we could see hurting people through the eyes of compassion. What might we do to try and help those in need of our Savior’s love? Hurting people are everywhere! We can’t help everyone, but we can help someone. What if we began each day with a prayer; “Lord, who do you want me to help today?” That request just might lead us to the one God would have us to help that day.

Like the Good Samaritan, we too can be an extension of the heart and hands of Jesus to minister to a hurting world. May the Lord grant us all compassion, to see what others do not see, or refuse to see. Opportunities are everywhere–we just need the compassion to reach out and get involved.


The Pastor’s Pocket
Pastor Bruce Freeman

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