Posts Tagged ‘ Compassionate ’
Death and life are in the power of the tongue, and those who love it will eat its fruits.
Proverbs 18:21, ESV
God created with His words, and He saves us by The Word. We can destroy a person with uncaring, unthinking words, but we can also help the depressed and hopeless with compassionate, careful words. Trust the Holy Spirit to give power and wisdom to our speech for good and life.
Put on then, as God’s chosen ones, holy and beloved, compassionate hearts, kindness, humility, meekness, and patience
Colossians 3:12, ESV
As Christ dwells in us by the Holy Spirit, we see God’s compassion, kindness, humility, and patient love flow through us.
But to all who did receive him, who believed in his name, he gave the right to become children of God
John 1:12, ESV
Though we have pushed God away, when we believe in Jesus, our compassionate God loves us, redeems us, and welcomes us into the family of God, in Jesus’ name.
Behold, the Lord God comes with might, and his arm rules for him; behold, his reward is with him, and his recompense before him. He will tend his flock like a shepherd; he will gather the lambs in his arms; he will carry them in his bosom, and gently lead those that are with young.
Isaiah 40:10-11, ESV
At Advent, we look back at why Jesus had to come, that He came, and then that He will come again.
Our sins have stacked up to heaven, deeper and more vile than we could know.
We have cut ourselves off from God, run from Him in our rebellion, and chosen to ignore Him.
Yet He has prepared this world for Himself, prophesying He would come for us and what it would look like, and He put it into writing through the prophets who spoke for Him.
And although we have done everything to push Him away, He has come after us.
We have kicked and screamed, run and hid, and complained and whined against God.
He left the comforts of heaven to personally prepare us for Himself. He spoke through the Prophets, and John pointed us to Him, but He also came to this wilderness of a world to seek His lost sheep and draw them near.
He is strong enough to save us and hold us safely and securely.
May we seek the Lord who gives us confort, preparing ourselves by seeking His mighty and safe arms.
Put on then, as God’s chosen ones, holy and beloved, compassionate hearts, kindness, humility, meekness, and patience
Colossians 3:12, ESV
God humbled Himself (condescended to us), becoming weak in His kind patience with us because of His compassionate love to save us.
Let us do likewise, as we remember that we were just like the world, and carry that God news so that they, too, may come to know His kindness.
Jesus Christ is the same yesterday and today and forever.
Hebrews 13:8, ESV
Our Lord never changes. He is always loving, compassionate, and just.
His Word is still true: He does not abide sin [for long], but took our punishment on Himself, if we believe it.
Otherwise, those who refuse to follow Him are still under His wrath.
a simple man of God 