Gloria Copeland — Responding With Compassion Part 2Posted on April 28th, 2010

Gloria Copeland

Even Jesus expressed and acted on the inward yearning
of compassion. Matthew 9:36 notes Jesus observed
that the people were like sheep having no shepherd, and
He was moved with compassion on them. His immediate
response was to select 12 men to go and minister among
them. The choosing of the 12 disciples was directly related
to His compassion.

Matthew 10:5-8 says:

These twelve Jesus sent forth, and commanded
them, saying, Go not into the way of the Gentiles,
and into any city of the Samaritans enter ye not:
But go rather to the lost sheep of the house of
Israel. And as ye go, preach, saying, The kingdom
of heaven is at hand. Heal the sick, cleanse the
lepers, raise the dead, cast out devils: freely ye have
received, freely give.

Jesus had a revelation of the mercy and comfort of God
and this caused Him to want to share it with everyone.
He told His disciples to “go preach” and to “heal the sick,
cleanse the leper, raise the dead, cast out devils: freely you
have received, freely give” (Matthew 10:7-8).

Matthew 9:35 says Jesus went through the cities and
villages teaching and preaching. Teaching and preaching
are acts of compassion.

When you have the same revelation of God’s mercy
that Jesus had, compassion will rise up on the inside of
you. He was continually praying, at times fasting, always
listening to the voice of the Holy Spirit—always walking
on the verge of that inner explosion of compassion. We
have the same Spirit of compassion living within us,
desiring to bring us to that same place of spiritual
preparedness, always ready to minister His love and
mercy through us.

Gloria Copeland

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