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- 0:04[SPEAKER_01]: Today we're going to look at God's promise of compassion.
- 0:08[SPEAKER_01]: A few things draw me near to God faster than a fresh revelation of his compassion.
- 0:16[SPEAKER_01]: In a world that judges us so quickly and so often fails to offer second chances, compassion is in short supply.
- 0:26[SPEAKER_01]: May we not only get a revelation of God's compassion in our own lives today, but may God mold and fashion us into His likeness that we would be of people of compassion.
- 0:40[SPEAKER_01]: Welcome to the first fifteen podcast.
- 1:14[SPEAKER_01]: Our Scripture for today comes from Isaiah, fifty-four, verse ten.
- 1:20[SPEAKER_01]: Scripture says,
- 1:22[SPEAKER_01]: for the mountains made apart, and the hills be removed.
- 1:28[SPEAKER_01]: But my steadfast love shall not depart from you, and my covenant of peace shall not be removed," says the Lord, who has compassion on you.
- 1:42[SPEAKER_01]: Compassion is something seldom experienced in a world filled with indifference and cruelty.
- 1:51[SPEAKER_01]: Most people don't seem to possess the level of selflessness compassion requires.
- 1:58[SPEAKER_01]: Our society makes it clear that our acceptance has everything to do with our success and little to do with the grace and compassion of others for us.
- 2:12[SPEAKER_01]: How we are loved and respected is based on our accomplishments and abilities rather than the love and compassion of those around us.
- 2:23[SPEAKER_01]: But our God is not of this world.
- 2:27[SPEAKER_01]: In Isaiah, fifty-four-ten, God gives us His beautiful promise of compassion.
- 2:34[SPEAKER_01]: Scripture says, for the mountains may depart and the hills be removed.
- 2:40[SPEAKER_01]: But my steadfast love shall not depart from you.
- 2:45[SPEAKER_01]: And my covenant of peace shall not be removed, says the Lord, who has compassion on you.
- 2:55[SPEAKER_01]: The love of your heavenly Father is steadfast and immovable.
- 3:01[SPEAKER_01]: His compassion for you is more sure than the very ground you walk on.
- 3:08[SPEAKER_01]: And what's more, your God's compassion is tethered together with His grace.
- 3:15[SPEAKER_01]: Psalm one of three verse eight says, the Lord is compassionate and gracious, slow to anger, abounding in love.
- 3:27[SPEAKER_01]: God's compassion is not the result of what you do, but instead the direct result of his boundless love for you.
- 3:37[SPEAKER_01]: God's love is foundationally different than the love of others.
- 3:43[SPEAKER_01]: In a world founded on the notion of works and rewards, cause and effect.
- 3:50[SPEAKER_01]: God wants to build your foundation on his unconditional compassion.
- 3:57[SPEAKER_01]: God longs to establish your relationship on the building blocks of his love and grace.
- 4:05[SPEAKER_01]: It was God's compassion for you that drove him to send Jesus to his death.
- 4:12[SPEAKER_01]: It was God's compassion for you that led him to search you out when sin had wedged a great chasm between you.
- 4:22[SPEAKER_01]: And it's God's compassion that drives him even now to pour out his unfathomable love and affection over you.
- 4:33[SPEAKER_01]: Where in your life do you need to experience God's promise of compassion?
- 4:40[SPEAKER_01]: Where do you feel like you don't measure up?
- 4:44[SPEAKER_01]: Where do you feel unloved?
- 4:47[SPEAKER_01]: I say a thirty versus eighteen and nineteen says, therefore the Lord waits to be gracious to you.
- 4:56[SPEAKER_01]: And therefore he exalts himself to show mercy to you.
- 5:01[SPEAKER_01]: For the Lord is a God of justice.
- 5:04[SPEAKER_01]: Blessed are all those who wait for Him.
- 5:09[SPEAKER_01]: For a people shall dwell in Zion.
- 5:12[SPEAKER_01]: In Jerusalem, you shall weep no more.
- 5:16[SPEAKER_01]: He will surely be gracious to you at the sound of your pride.
- 5:22[SPEAKER_01]: As soon as he hears it, he answers you.
- 5:27[SPEAKER_01]: Cry out to your God today.
- 5:30[SPEAKER_01]: You can place your trust in His compassion.
- 5:33[SPEAKER_01]: His love will not fill you.
- 5:37[SPEAKER_01]: Again, He will surely be gracious to you at the sound of your cry.
- 5:41[SPEAKER_01]: As soon as He hears it, He answers you.
- 5:47[SPEAKER_01]: Rest in His promise of compassion.
- 5:50[SPEAKER_01]: Let his love builds you up in all the areas where the world has torn you down.
- 5:57[SPEAKER_01]: May the foundation of your life be built on the promise of God's limitless grace and compassion.
- 6:33[SPEAKER_01]: As we begin meditate on God's promise of compassion.
- 6:39[SPEAKER_01]: Isaiah fifty four verse ten says, for the mountains made depart and the hills be removed, but my steadfast love shall not depart from you.
- 6:52[SPEAKER_01]: And my covenant of peace shall not be removed, says the Lord, who has compassion on you.
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- 7:46[SPEAKER_01]: And next, reflect on your own life.
- 7:51[SPEAKER_01]: Where do you need to experience the compassion of God?
- 7:55[SPEAKER_01]: Where do you feel unloved?
- 8:38[SPEAKER_01]: and last.
- 8:40[SPEAKER_01]: Ask God to pour out His love on those areas of your life.
- 8:46[SPEAKER_01]: Ask God to reveal His heart of compassion for you.
- 8:50[SPEAKER_01]: Choose to see yourself as God does.
- 8:53[SPEAKER_01]: Psalm one of three verse eight says, the Lord is compassionate, ingratious, slow to anger, abounding and love.
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- 9:49[SPEAKER_01]: One of the most important things you can do to live out the abundant life God intends for you is to align your perspective with God's.
- 9:59[SPEAKER_01]: The world will always tell you that you aren't good enough.
- 10:04[SPEAKER_01]: Choosing to see yourself as you perceive those around you do will only set you up for heartache.
- 10:12[SPEAKER_01]: You can choose to view yourself with the same grace and compassion that God does today.
- 10:20[SPEAKER_01]: He sees you perfectly.
- 10:22[SPEAKER_01]: He sees you truthfully.
- 10:25[SPEAKER_01]: And he sees you lovingly.
- 10:28[SPEAKER_01]: Whenever you feel like you need God's compassion, go back to the truth of what His word says.
- 10:35[SPEAKER_01]: His promises are sure and unfailing.
- 10:40[SPEAKER_01]: Live today in the light of God's love and let compassion fill your heart with joy and steadfastness through any and every circumstance.
- 11:07[SPEAKER_01]: Thanks for listening to today's podcast on God's promise of compassion.
- 11:13[SPEAKER_01]: As you go about your day, look through one opportunity to show yourself compassion when you fail, and one opportunity to show someone else compassion that needs it the most.
- 11:26[SPEAKER_01]: There's no greater culture in which we can share the gospel than one of giving and receiving compassion.
- 11:34[SPEAKER_01]: If today's episode was meaningful for you, make sure to give us a rating or a review.
- 11:40[SPEAKER_01]: Have a wonderful rest of your day today and may God bless you as you see Kim.