Oh, to be like Him--sympathetic, reaching out to others in
distress!
Jesus called Himself "the Son of man." He showed compassion
toward all kinds of people . . . the sinful . . . the rejected . .
. the brokenhearted . . . men and women . . . little children. The
hopeless and the helpless looked to Him, and He never failed to
meet their needs. As you study Dr. Luke's record of the Great
Physician, Jesus Christ, you will better understand God's
compassion and thereby be motivated to a greater degree to show
loving concern for others . . . and to do what you can in God's
power to help them in their distress. As never before, Dr. Wiersbe
believes, God is calling His people to BE COMPASSIONATE
"Pity is a depressant," wrote the eccentric philosopher
Friedrich Nietzche. "A man loses power when he pities."
Nietzche went mad in the year Adolph Hitler was born, but Hitler
carried on that philosophy. He despised other people and stood
apart from them. He especially despised the weak and the
handicapped, and he developed programs for exterminating them.
Robert Payne wrote, "Even on festive occasions he remained
singularly alone, the flow of emotion ceasing abruptly when it came
in contact with him. . . . He demanded for himself an immunity from
people" (The Life and Death of Adolph Hitler, Praeger, p. 461).
What a contrast to Jesus Christ, the compassionate Son of Man! In
his Gospel, Dr. Luke describes our Lord as one who mingled with
people, including publicans and sinners, and who shared the burdens
of the afflicted and the weak. Jesus has proved conclusively that
pity is a sign of strength, not of weakness; and that God's power
flows through loving hearts.
I think it was George Bernard Shaw who said that if the other
planets are inhabited, they must be using the earth as their insane
asylum. Our world is filled with hurting people who need a loving
touch and a word of encouragement. Jesus has put His people here to
let the world know that He cares. His command to us is, "Be
compassionate!"
General
Imprint: |
David C Cook Publishing Company
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Country of origin: |
United States |
Release date: |
July 2010 |
First published: |
July 2010 |
Authors: |
Warren W. Wiersbe
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Dimensions: |
209 x 139 x 12mm (L x W x T) |
Format: |
Paperback - Trade
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Pages: |
185 |
Edition: |
New |
ISBN-13: |
978-1-4347-6502-4 |
Categories: |
Books
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LSN: |
1-4347-6502-4 |
Barcode: |
9781434765024 |
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