Compassion Isn’t In You—It Had To Be Nailed To A Cross
Text: Luke 6:36-42 In the name of Jesus. Amen. Are you compassionate? Think about that for a moment. Are you compassionate? Answer that in your mind right now. Now, for those of you who answered, “Yes,” I want to challenge you a bit. Are you just as compassionate and full of mercy as God the Father? You see, it is true that some of you may be more compassionate than others. You may even be the most tender-hearted person in your family, workplace, or community. But if you stack your compassion next to God’s compassion - if you weigh your mercy next to the mercy of your heavenly Father? Well, then, everything changes. You see, in Luke 6:36, Jesus says, “Be merciful, just as your Father is merciful.” That little phrase, “just as,” is everything. It doesn’t say, “Be merciful when it’s convenient,” or “Be merciful according to your standards.” No, Jesus says, “Be merciful (compassionate) JUST AS your Father is merciful (compassionate).” That means the degree, the measure, the proportion of...
