Sharing Others' Sorrow
Weep with those who weep.
Romans 12:15
God wants you to be sensitive to the sorrows and difficulties of others. That’s compassion, which by definition goes even beyond the duty of empathizing and sympathizing with someone. It means to actually enter into the suffering of others.
God is a compassionate God (Deut 4:31), so much so that Scripture declares “His compassions fail not. They are new every morning” (Lam 3:22-23). The Son of God was genuinely compassionate, displaying the tenderheartedness of the Father as He wept with Mary and Martha at the grave of their brother Lazarus (John 11:35).
If you are a child of God, how can you do any less than reflect your Lord’s compassionate character? “Therefore, as God’s chosen people, holy and dearly loved, clothe yourselves with compassion, kindness, humility, gentleness and patience” (Col 3:12, niv).
MacArthur, J. (2001). Truth for today : A daily touch of God's grace (Page 223). Nashville, Tenn.: J. Countryman.
Lessons Learned: We all display aspects of God's communicable attributes. This includes compassion. Just as we are to share in other's joys, we are to share in thier sorrows. We must sympathize with them and comfort them, reminding them of God's promise "that [He] causes all things to work together for good to those who love God, to those who are called according to His purpose" (Rom 8:28).
Applications: Seek out those who are hurting and commiserate with them. Provide them with companionship and fellowship so they don't have to suffer alone. Study scripture to help counsel them through their hardships biblically.
Prayer Subjects: Pray for a compassionate, kind, humble, gentle, and peaceful spirit, so I can comfort and shepherd those who weep. Pray for the "peace of God" to guard the hearts and minds of those who suffer, so that they will remain secure and content in their love of God (Phil 4:7). Pray that we would remember to thank God for everything, even things that cause us sorrow.
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Romans 12:15
God wants you to be sensitive to the sorrows and difficulties of others. That’s compassion, which by definition goes even beyond the duty of empathizing and sympathizing with someone. It means to actually enter into the suffering of others.
God is a compassionate God (Deut 4:31), so much so that Scripture declares “His compassions fail not. They are new every morning” (Lam 3:22-23). The Son of God was genuinely compassionate, displaying the tenderheartedness of the Father as He wept with Mary and Martha at the grave of their brother Lazarus (John 11:35).
If you are a child of God, how can you do any less than reflect your Lord’s compassionate character? “Therefore, as God’s chosen people, holy and dearly loved, clothe yourselves with compassion, kindness, humility, gentleness and patience” (Col 3:12, niv).
MacArthur, J. (2001). Truth for today : A daily touch of God's grace (Page 223). Nashville, Tenn.: J. Countryman.
Lessons Learned: We all display aspects of God's communicable attributes. This includes compassion. Just as we are to share in other's joys, we are to share in thier sorrows. We must sympathize with them and comfort them, reminding them of God's promise "that [He] causes all things to work together for good to those who love God, to those who are called according to His purpose" (Rom 8:28).
Applications: Seek out those who are hurting and commiserate with them. Provide them with companionship and fellowship so they don't have to suffer alone. Study scripture to help counsel them through their hardships biblically.
Prayer Subjects: Pray for a compassionate, kind, humble, gentle, and peaceful spirit, so I can comfort and shepherd those who weep. Pray for the "peace of God" to guard the hearts and minds of those who suffer, so that they will remain secure and content in their love of God (Phil 4:7). Pray that we would remember to thank God for everything, even things that cause us sorrow.
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