Sunday Reading: Luke 7:12-15
Key Verse: Luke 7:13
13 And when the Lord saw her, He had compassion on her and said to her, Do not weep.
Devotion:
After a sermon last week around these verses I feel compelled to share a few of the thoughts that came out of the sermon. The first being a show of Christ’s love toward all of us and how His compassion was limitless and yet was focus on so many individuals that they all would probably share the thought that His compassion was solely directed towards them. For the compassion of someone to be written about in such a manner we should stop and think about how deep and meaningful it was and is. The compassion Christ showed was not just for those that made a difference in His life but for everyone that He met.
This passage recounts a time when Christ simply met a funeral party coming out of the gate of the city. He knew that death was a part of our lives and He knew that we should all have to face it at some stage, but that did not stop Him from changing the normal pattern of events this time round. He saw the large crowd and knew that a great number of people thought a lot about the woman and her son. Because of that, Christ had compassion on them all and showed them a great miracle. He gave them all one more chance to make a difference by bringing that young man back to life and presenting him back to his mother and to them all.
When Christ shows compassion it is not set in a box with pre-defined limits such that it should go no further than the people that He has compassion towards. Rather Christ showed His love to everyone knowing that it would make a big difference to the whole city and not just to that mother. We do not know the limits that the love that we show towards others will have. We do not know how many people will be affected by just one friendly smile. Why then should we hold back any of that love when Christ has shown us just how much a little love can do?
Points to Ponder:
How do you show others your love?
Have you tried counting God’s love towards you?