If someone has enough money to live well and sees a brother or sister in need but shows no compassion—how can God’s love be in that person?
So Jesus saved us. We are covered by His grace from the moment we accepted Him as our savior. Most of us can remember the feeling we had the moment we entered into salvation. The joy which bubbled up. The happiness that flooded our hearts. We were ready to tackle the world for Jesus. Suddenly we wanted the whole world to know about what Jesus did for us on that cross. What happened to our compassion for some of us? How did we lose that moment we had when we were saved? When was the last time we even mentioned Jesus to anyone?I am just as guilty as the next person. There have been times when I should have shared Jesus with a complete stranger and I chose not to. How many times have I been too busy to share Jesus? Too many times to count I would say over the last 37 years since I have been saved. I keep getting this reoccurring theme in my head: love one another and spread the Gospel. Love one another. It is the last commandment Jesus gave His people. Love one another. How do we do this? Where do we find the compassion to take the time to not walk away when we know someone is hurting?
Spread the Gospel. Many times I have said, why should I share it with this person? They are just going to push me away and not listen. What if they don’t even care? Well, the truth of the matter is if people reject what you are sharing about the gospel then they are not rejecting you, they are in reality rejecting Jesus. If this happens then move on to the next person. If we don’t start sharing the gospel, how many will perish in hell?
If Jesus had enough compassion to die for us then we should have enough passion to share the story so others may feel the joy and happiness we once felt. We need to begin to search our hearts and relocate the passion we once had burning for others to be saved. I know I get shy sometimes and I hold back but every time I hold back what good is it doing? We need to come to the realization that yes we have families and jobs because we are a part of this world, however once we are in Christ our responsibilities increase concerning the Kingdom.
I pray right now that all of us receive a dose of passion to increase our compassion. There are so many hurting lost people out there that need to hear some Good News. We need to be so tired of seeing pain and agony that our hearts swell up with this overwhelming desire to share Jesus with everyone we meet. We need to stop passing up opportunities and trust God to have already opened the door before we pass that person on the street. Close your eyes after you read this and remember the moment you chose to let Jesus into your heart……don’t you want to open that door for someone else?
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