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The five minute Bible study: The compassion of Jesus · Spending time with Dr. Christina

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  Hello and welcome back to my podcast spending
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  time with dr. Christina. We're in season 7 episode
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  8 and we're talking about the compassion of Jesus
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  So today we live in a world unfortunately that
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  has less and less compassion But this is not
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  to say that this wasn't the case many moons ago
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  But in our society today many people just don't
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  have compassion for others in particular Christians
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  A lot of Christians are judging one another and
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  they're just not able to follow the precepts
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  of Jesus, which is the heart of being a Christian.
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  In fact, so many today are just very self -serving,
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  meaning that they're always looking for what's
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  in it for them. And it's funny how often I do
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  meet other people and if they say they're a Christian
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  and if you do something kind for them, they are
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  so surprised. And I bring this up because this
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  is how far so many have drifted away from the
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  precepts of Christianity, the precepts of Jesus
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  who is the Son of God and who died and paid the
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  price for our sins. No one today seems to be
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  really tapping into Everything that he has done
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  for us. It's very few in fact and this is why
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  when we meet other Christians They are so surprised
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  if you are nice to them if you do a good deed
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  and it shouldn't be like this at all So let's
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  go to a scripture and talk about Jesus compassion
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  toward others Matthew 9 36 but when he saw the
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  multitude He was moved with compassion on them
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  because they fainted and were scattered abroad
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  as sheep having no shepherd Jesus had compassion
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  for us He doesn't Distance himself like some
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  people would in the times we live in today that
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  are even supposed to be Christians No, but he
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  comes in even closer to us. He comes in and he
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  heals us He gives us mercy. He gives us grace
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  He's never far from us and thanks to the Holy
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  Spirit. We always have him near us Now let's
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  go to another scripture Matthew 14 13 and 14
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  When Jesus heard about John he withdrew Bible
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  privately to a solitary place but the crowds
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  found out about it and followed him on foot from
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  the towns and Jesus went forth and saw a great
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  multitude and was moved with compassion toward
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  them and he healed their sick So even in Jesus's
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  time of grief, mourning his cousin John the Baptist,
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  he still had compassion. He still moved to help
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  people in their needs. And this is what it's
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  like being a Christian. We never have to think,
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  well, maybe when things get better for me, I
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  can help this person. No, our actually best time
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  to serve is when we are going through things.
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  We are going through suffering. And I think our
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  best example of that is even in Luke 10, 25 through
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  37. It's the story of the Good Samaritan and
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  how the Good Samaritan stepped out and helped
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  a stranger. And you know, today, very few, even
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  those that walk with the Lord will not help a
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  stranger. We are so far from our faith from what?
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  Jesus paid the price for what God has called
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  us to do and have compassion toward others We're
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  so far from it at times and we need to get back
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  to this. This is the heart of God This is why
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  he sent his son so that we can walk in his love
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  and his commandments and that's rooted in compassion
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  And I know many people say today, well, if I
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  help this person, this is like giving them a
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  handout. Or if I stop to look into what's going
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  on with them, maybe they're going to be dependent
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  upon me. Listen, it's not for us to... judge
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  them. It's up to us to help them when we can.
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  It's not for us to turn our backs on people with
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  all of these different theories on what their
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  motive can be. We have to operate according to
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  the Kingdom of God. And if you feel any kind
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  of warning from the Holy Spirit, pray about it.
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  And if you're still not sure, go to a trusted
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  man and woman of God that you know walks with
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  the Lord. Maybe your pastor. maybe your co -pastor,
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  the church associate's pastor, someone that you
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  know hears from the Lord and can help you discern
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  what the Spirit of God is saying and find out
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  what you are to do. But make no mistake. We do
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  live in a time that compassion is dwindling and
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  dwindling and that's the love of God So as we
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  close out tonight I'm hopeful that this message
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  has you thinking about compassion and what it
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  means to the kingdom of God I hope it's been
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  a blessing to you. I hope you can share it with
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  someone You know that needs it and until the
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  next time I wish you all a good week