Matthew 14:14
Matthew 14:14
And Jesus went forth, and saw a great multitude, and was moved with compassion toward them, and he healed their sick.
Compassion is a deep awareness of people’s sufferings. But it doesn’t stop there. A compassionate person also seeks to help. Compassion is the catalyst for astronomically good gestures just as Jesus exhibited. When Jesus saw the great crowd, the Bible says He was full of compassion. This compassion also spurred Him to heal their sick. Can we see this kind of compassion today? Even in Christian circles, can we find people with such a level of compassion? Compassion is the call of every Christian. It’s the force that drives us to do the will of God. The will of God is that no man perish. It’s the will of God that no person be yoked to the burden of sin and its deadly consequences. Compassion is the life force of evangelism, healing the sick, making the lame walk, opening blind eyes, feeding the poor, loving your neighbor as yourself, etc. Everything is motivated by compassion, which is energized by love. Now we see why God commands us to love one another. Without love, there’s no compassion that will lead us to do the good works God created us to do (Ephesians 2:10). It’s instructive to know that the same compassion Jesus showed to the crowd is what is expected of believers. You have received a new spirit that is compassionate to the lost and dying world, that you may save the lost and show them the love of God.
Matthew 8:3
And Jesus put forth his hand, and touched him, saying, I will; be thou clean.
Psalms 146:8
The LORD openeth the eyes of the blind: the LORD raiseth them that are bowed down: the LORD loveth the righteous:
Mark 6:5
And he could there do no mighty work, save that he laid his hands upon a few sick folk, and healed them
Matthew 4:23
And Jesus went about all Galilee, teaching in their synagogues, and preaching the gospel of the kingdom, and healing all manner of sickness and all manner of disease among the people.