Title
Feel Good Compassion
Scripture
Now Jesus called His disciples to Himself and said, “I have compassion on the multitude...
(Matthew 15:32)
Devotional
The compassion of man is based on man’s need to satisfy his own desire to feel good about himself. Christ’s compassion on the other hand is based on His understanding of his fellow man’s true need. Therefore the compassion of man does not reflect the compassion of God. Most of man’s compassion is worldly and misplaced. People will fight to save a tree, but think nothing of aborting a child in the womb. We are becoming a society where feelings for the creation take precedence over the will of the Creator. Abortion is considered humane, while it is deemed barbaric for a parent to spank a child. Man has substituted tolerance for compassion, doing his best not to offend anyone. God’s compassion understands that a rebuke of a friend is sweeter than the kisses of an enemy. (1) Be careful not to get caught up in the feelings of the world. Man’s compassions may fail; God’s compassions fail not. (2)
(1) Proverbs 27:6, (2) Lamentations 3:22