A Heart of Compassion

Finally, be ye all of one mind, having compassion one of another,
love as brethren, be pitiful, be courteous.
I Peter 3:8

Having a tender heart of compassion is a good and precious thing. The Lord Jesus Christ has such a heart...

As a High Priest who sits on His heavenly throne, He understands fully what human beings go through, for He himself was tempted. He, too, got thirsty, weary and weak because for a time He lived in a human body, yet while being fully God.

And, little by little, as the Lord continues to change my heart from that of a murderous psychopath and a once deranged man into that of a lamb of love and a jewel for His kingdom, I am learning this compassion the Bible speaks of. It is a compassion which comes from the heart of God.

In addition, I have seen this same heart of God in operation within the lives of my fellow prisoners who are, like me, born again Christians. I see them helping their neighbors, some who are also believers in Christ, but many who are not. For it makes no difference to them, nor to me, if a person in need is a Christian or not. If I could help him, I will.

The Lord Jesus, as my example, never turned away a sincere seeker nor a person with a legitimate need. If someone needed help from the Lord, he got it. And I want to be the same way. I want to be just like Jesus.

D.B.