Compassion – Page 4

Morning Musings: Psalm 106:45

October 11, 2017October 10, 2017Leave a comment

“For their sake he remembered his covenant, and relented according to the abundance of his steadfast love.” (ESV – Read the chapter)

God doesn’t have mercy on us for His sake. He doesn’t extend to us His steadfast love because it does something for Him. He does it for us. He does it because His love naturally moves outward and we are the only creatures in the world made in His image. He does not deal with us according to our deeds, but quickly offers mercy when we cry out to Him for our sake. He doesn’t want to see us destroyed. He wants to see us live abundantly and flourish. Read the rest…

Morning Musings: 2 Corinthians 1:4

September 13, 2017September 6, 20172 Comments

“…who comforts us in all our affliction, so that we may be able to comfort those who are in any affliction, with the comfort with which we ourselves are comforted by God.” (ESV – Read the chapter)

Why does God comfort us? Why does He extend any grace to us? Well, the first answer is that He does it because He is gracious. It is in His nature to do this for us. The fuller answer and the one to which Paul is pointing here is that He does it so that we can pass along the blessing to other people.

God always acts in the best interest of the other. His love always moves outward to find an object. When that love is poured out on us regardless of the form it happens to take, it is intended not to stay with us, but to be poured out on still others. Read the rest…