Good Morning Friends,
“Jesus withdrew by boat privately to a solitary
place. Hearing of this, the crowds followed him on foot from the towns. When
Jesus landed and saw a large crowd, he had compassion on them and healed their
sick. As evening approached, the disciples came to him and said, ‘This is a
remote place, and it's already getting late. Send the crowds away, so they can
go to the villages and buy themselves some food.’ Jesus replied, ‘They do not
need to go away. You give them something to eat.’ ‘We have here only five
loaves of bread and two fish,’ they answered. ‘Bring them here to me,’ he said.
He directed the people to sit down on the grass. Taking the five loaves and the
two fish and looking up to heaven, he gave thanks and broke the loaves. Then he
gave them to the disciples, and the disciples gave them to the people. They all
ate and were satisfied, and the disciples picked up twelve basketfuls of broken
pieces that were left over. The number of those who ate was about five thousand
men, besides women and children.” (Matthew 14:13-21)
Jesus had compassion on the crowds who followed
Him to the solitary place. His needed to be alone, but His compassion compelled
Him to help those who needed help. He gave of Himself even when he did not feel
like it. When those He loves are in need, Jesus doesn’t leave them alone -- He
is there to help.
He had compassion on the crowd when they grew
hungry. He could have easily and justifiably sent them away to find food for
themselves, but He did not. He saw their need and responded with a miracle.
The compassion of Jesus saw the need of the
people around Him and moved to help. In doing so, He provides an example for us
to follow. We are called to see the need of the people around us, and to do
what we can to help, that’s compassion.
These stories of His compassion also affirm
that He has compassion for us and, seeing our need, He moves to our help, too!
His, by Grace, Steve
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