Speaker 1: Most of us eat every day, some of us too
much because yesterday's food is not enough to supply energy
for today's needs. Why then, do some of us expect
yesterday's portion of heavenly manna, the word of God to
keep us through today's challenges. On this program, we are
going to change all of that. Let's experience God's words
today and receive the power we need to live healthy,
vibrant lives. Welcome to Your Daily Portion with your host,
author speaker, Elle David Harris.
Speaker 2: Good morning, good morning, Good morning. It is Tuesday, January
twenty one, twenty twenty five. Hello, my name is El
David Harris. I am your host, and this is your
Daily Portion where we give you God's word every single day,
and today is no exception. We are continuing in our
Lesson study series God's Love and Justice, and our caption
for today is the Compassion of Jesus. The Compassion of Jesus.
We'll get into that in just a moment, but first
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go ahead and pray and then we will get underway.
Father in Heaven, thank you for giving us this day
and for the opportunity that you have entrusted to us
to serve you and to do your will. Thank you
for showing us compassion. Please teach us to be compassionate
in Jesus name, I pray, Amen and Amen again. So
we are going to define define compassion. Okay, defining compassion
and the normal dictionary, like everyday dictionary, says that compassion
is sympathetic pity, having even gotten into a theological discussion
of this sympathy or a sympathetic pity and concern for
the sufferings or misfortunes of others. And then here is
a sentence the victims should be treated with compassion, okay,
and so are we having sympathetic pity for people who
are going through some things today? That's the question. Really,
Jesus has compassion, He is compassionate. Maybe that's the better
way of saying it. But am I compassionate when I
see people who have needs that I may take for granted?
Am I compassionate toward them? When there are people who
are having challenges in their relationships, spousal relationships, their relationships
with their children, relationships at work, or if you are
an influencer or somehow you are a notable person that
people would recognize if you were walking on the street
and you just feel like I can't I can't have
a private moment because cameras are always in my face.
Am I compassionate toward you? And that is a question
for all of us, because Jesus is compassionate. And so
from page sixty two in our Companion Guide. In our
Companion Guide, we're going to apply the professional application. We're
going to use the professional application. W we're spelling when
it's an acronym. Okay, what is important now? In the workplace,
embodying Jesus's compassion can create a more supportive and understanding
environment like have you ever been in a situation where
you felt like the people at work didn't care about you,
even sometimes the people who supervise you. Let me continue
showing empathy towards colleagues and times of stress or difficulty
can foster a positive atmosphere. And now we're going to
go to the end. We'll skip the eye today. You
can go in your guide and pick it up there
the end. Be intentional this week about showing compassion in
your professional interactions, whether it's offering a listening ear, helping
with a project, or simply expressing appreciation. Let your actions
reflect the compassionate love of Jesus. I hope you're getting this.
And so we're going to go ahead and jump in
to the Bible book of Luke Luke ten and read
one of the situations where we see the compassion of
Jesus and Jesus answering. Verse thirty said a certain man
went down from Jerusalem to Jericho and fell among thieves,
which stripped him of his raiment and wounded him and departed,
leaving him half dead. And by chance there came down
a certain priest. See, these are people who are supposed
to be compassionate in this case not so much. And
when he saw him, he passed on the other side.
And likewise a levite, Oh, these are God's people that
should be compassionate. But in this case, ah, not so much.
When he was in the place, came and looked on
him and passed on the other side. But a certain Samaritan,
these are the people that you would least likely have
expected would be of service. But the Samaritan, I think
some people call it the good Samaritan sometimes, huh. But
a certain Samaritan, as he journeyed, came where he was,
and when he saw him, he had compassion on him.
And then the Bible says that this Samaritan in air quotes,
actually provided for this man and his care. You understand.
So compassion is active, compassionate love is active. It doesn't
say it is inconvenient for me to help you. It
doesn't find out what is the most or the easiest
way to be of service to someone. It says, it
doesn't matter what it will cost me. Huh, it doesn't matter.
I have to find a way to be of service.
Is it going to cost me time, is it going
to cost me money? Well, I need to reach out
to other people. To assist. Is it something that I
can just give a listening ear? And there are a
lot of people who want to be heard, which is
why you hear all kinds of foolishness on the internet
these days and in the news cycle, because people just
really want to be heard, and when they're not being heard,
they moved to destructive behaviors, many times just to jump
up and down and say I need somebody to listen
to me. Jesus was compassionate, and there are so many
other examples in the scriptures. One in Matthew, chapter nine
and verse thirty six, the Bible says, but when he
saw Jesus saw the multitudes, he was moved with compassion
on them because they faked and were scattered abroad as
sheep having no shepherd. You see, the compassionate love of
God is moved when he sees that there are people
who need to give our lives to God and don't
know how. When we're bound to certain sin habits, we're
bound in certain relationships, we're bound in the mindset that
says that I am serving money because I'm money focused
and money oriented. It is compassion, compassionate love that God
pours out on us when he gives us the mindset
of Jesus. Paul said it, let this mind be in you,
which was also in Christ Jesus. And then he taught
us what humility was like. He taught us what service
was like, He taught us what love was like. Etc.
And So when Jesus sees these multitudes of people that
you work with, people with whom you live, people you
see as you travel on the roads, these individuals, he
has moved with compassion because he realizes these folks are
all over the place and don't know how to connect
with God. Can you become an arm or foot, a leg,
a hand to the people, hand of God to the people,
so that with his compassionate love, you can provide something
that will lead them closer to him. That's a question.
And then the Bible says, here, let me just say
in Matthew chapter fourteen and verse fourteen, and Jesus went
forth and saw a great multitude and was moved with
compassion toward them. What did he do as a result,
the Bible says, and he healed their sick. So if
we don't get anything else today, we need to get
this that when we have the kind of compassionate love
that Jesus has that brand of it. Then we are
moved to action. We're not just moved to feeling. We
are moved to action, and we say, God, I see
this need, I am feeling compassionate toward person or person's
ex What would you have me to do? And then
we become the conduit through which Jesus himself is acting
on the behalf of those that we are compassionate over.
Make it a great day, peace.
Speaker 1: Thanks for joining us listening. Friends. Always remember we cannot
live by bread alone, but by every word that comes
from the mouth of God. This has been your daily
portion with El David Harris. Make it a great day. Yeah,