Gloria Copeland — Compassion, In The Face Of TragedyPosted on May 5th, 2010

Gloria Copeland

In every situation, the compassion of God controlled
Jesus. Even in the face of personal tragedy when Herod
beheaded His cousin, John the Baptist, Jesus triumphed
over His emotions.

Jesus and John had shared a special kinship that began
even before they were born. John’s mother, Elizabeth,
and Mary, the mother of Jesus, spent most of their pregnancies
together.

So when Jesus heard of John’s death, Matthew 14:13
says that “He departed thence by ship into a desert place
apart.” Jesus wanted to get out of town away from the
people and go to a place to pray. But it says, “When the
people had heard thereof, they followed him on foot out of
the cities. And Jesus went forth, and saw a great multitude,
and was moved with compassion toward them, and he
healed their sick.”

Even in the face of personal tragedy, compassion
moved Jesus to act and meet the needs of the people. After
He finished preaching, He called the members of His
own staff together to give the people something to eat. He
knew that the people were so hungry they would faint if
He sent them away. All that was available was a few fish
and loaves. Nevertheless, He commanded His disciples to
bring the food to Him and instructed the multitude to sit
down. In His compassion, He blessed the food, multiplying
it so there was more than all of them could eat.

Gloria Copeland

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