The 6 things that God's sheep do as we discussed already are:
- Feed the Hungry
- Give Drink to the Thirsty
- House Strangers
- Clothe Those Without
- Visit the Sick
- Come to Those in Prison
What is compassion exactly?
Webster's defines it as sympathetic consciousness of others' distress together with a desire to alleviate it. Dictionary.com defines it as a feeling of deep sympathy and sorrow for another who is stricken by misfortune, accompanied by a strong desire to alleviate the suffering. And Berkeley sums it up in 3 words - TO SUFFER TOGETHER.
God's sheep have sympathy for others' distress and they want to help them! We suffer together! If you don't have this, you aren't His. Notice what God says in this verse:
1 John 3:17
But whoso hath this world's good, and seeth his brother have need, and shutteth up his bowels of compassion from him, how dwelleth the love of God in him?
The love of God just can't dwell in you if you don't help your sister (or brother)!! Compassion helps others. Compassion goes out and reaches the lost. Compassion is what is desperately missing in the church today. We have been consumed by SELF - self love, self pride, self ambition, self success, self worship, selfies, self, self, self! The church is full of goats who think they're sheep but Matthew 25 clearly shows us how that will end when he divides them based upon the 6 things above. What will you be classified as? A true sheep of the Lord or a deceived goat? I will leave you with some verses on compassion in the New Testament:
Mat_14:14 And Jesus went forth, and saw a great multitude, and was moved with compassion toward them, and he healed their sick.
Mat_15:32 Then Jesus called his disciples unto him, and said, I have compassion on the multitude, because they continue with me now three days, and have nothing to eat: and I will not send them away fasting, lest they faint in the way.
Mat_18:27 Then the lord of that servant was moved with compassion, and loosed him, and forgave him the debt.
Mat_18:33 Shouldest not thou also have had compassion on thy fellowservant, even as I had pity on thee?
Mat_20:34 So Jesus had compassion on them, and touched their eyes: and immediately their eyes received sight, and they followed him.
Mar_1:41 And Jesus, moved with compassion, put forth his hand, and touched him, and saith unto him, I will; be thou clean.
Mar_5:19 Howbeit Jesus suffered him not, but saith unto him, Go home to thy friends, and tell them how great things the Lord hath done for thee, and hath had compassion on thee.
Mar_6:34 And Jesus, when he came out, saw much people, and was moved with compassion toward them, because they were as sheep not having a shepherd: and he began to teach them many things.
Mar_8:2 I have compassion on the multitude, because they have now been with me three days, and have nothing to eat:
Mar_9:22 And ofttimes it hath cast him into the fire, and into the waters, to destroy him: but if thou canst do any thing, have compassion on us, and help us.
Luk_7:13 And when the Lord saw her, he had compassion on her, and said unto her, Weep not.
Luk_10:33 But a certain Samaritan, as he journeyed, came where he was: and when he saw him, he had compassion on him,
Luk_15:20 And he arose, and came to his father. But when he was yet a great way off, his father saw him, and had compassion, and ran, and fell on his neck, and kissed him.
Heb_10:34 For ye had compassion of me in my bonds, and took joyfully the spoiling of your goods, knowing in yourselves that ye have in heaven a better and an enduring substance.
1Pe_3:8 Finally, be ye all of one mind, having compassion one of another, love as brethren, be pitiful, be courteous:
