In the Bible we read that Jesus was a Man of compassion. Jesus had compassion on the people. But although Jesus was a Man of compassion and was moved with compassion toward the people, Jesus never compromised. Jesus never changed and adjusted His message to the will, feelings and desires of people. The compassion of Jesus was different than the compassion of most Christians today. How was the compassion of Jesus different than most Christians today? Why was Jesus moved with compassion toward the people? What did Jesus’ compassion look like? What does the Bible say about the compassion of Jesus? What are examples of Jesus compassion in the Bible?
Jesus was the reflection of His Father and represented His Kingdom
God, who at sundry times and in divers manners spake in time past unto the fathers by the prophets, Hath in these last days spoken unto us by His Son, whom He hath appointed heir of all things, by Whom also He made the worlds; Who being the brightness of His glory, and the express image of His person, and upholding all things by the word of his power, when He had by Himself purged our sins, sat down on the right hand of the Majesty on high; Being made so much better than the angels, as he hath by inheritance obtained a more excellent name than they. went about all the cities and villages, teaching in their synagogues, and preaching the gospel of the kingdom, and healing every sickness and every disease among the people (Hebrews 1:1-4))
Jesus was the reflection of His Father and walked in the authority of God in the power of the Holy Spirit. Jesus walked in boldness and preached the message of the Kingdom and wasn’t influenced nor intimidated by people.
Jesus didn’t allow any doubt and temptation. No one was able to stop Jesus from preaching the truth and bringing the Kingdom of God to the people.
Jesus had only one mission and that mission was to accomplished the will of His Father and fulfill His work on earth.
Jesus lived after the Spirit and not after the flesh. Jesus saw the state and nature of fallen man; the old man. Jesus saw their unbelief, carnal thoughts, spiritual blindness, spiritual bondage and the way they lived as sheep without a shepherd. And Therefore Jesus was moved with compassion.
Because Jesus was a Man of compassion, Jesus gave what the people needed. Jesus revealed the truth and gave them life and made them whole (healed them).
Jesus was moved with compassion
And Jesus went about all the cities and villages, teaching in their synagogues, and preaching the gospel of the kingdom, and healing every sickness and every disease among the people (Matthew 9:35)
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 (Mark 6:34)
When Jesus heard of it, He departed thence by ship into a desert place apart: and when the people had heard thereof, they followed Him on foot out of the cities. And Jesus went forth, and saw a great multitude, and was moved with compassion toward them, and He healed their sick (Matthew 14:13-14)
When Jesus went up to the mountain in Galilee. And great multitudes came unto Him, having with them those that were lame, blind, dumb, maimed, and many others, and cast them down at Jesus’ feet; and He healed them: Insomuch that the multitude wondered, when they saw the dumb to speak, the maimed to be whole, the lame to walk, and the blind to see: and they glorified the God of Israel.
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. And His disciples say unto Him, Whence should we have so much bread in the wilderness, as to fill so great a multitude? (Matthew 15:29-39)
Jesus had compassion on the blind men
And as they departed from Jericho, a great multitude followed Him. And, behold, two blind men sitting by the way side, when they heard that Jesus passed by, cried out, saying, Have mercy on us, O Lord, thou Son of David. And the multitude rebuked them, because they should hold their peace: but they cried the more, saying, Have mercy on us, O Lord, Thou Son of David. And Jesus stood still, and called them, and said, What will ye that I shall do unto you? They say unto Him, Lord, that our eyes may be opened. So Jesus had compassion on them, and touched their eyes: and immediately their eyes received sight, and they followed Him (Matthew 20:29-34)
Jesus had compassion on the leper
And there came a leper to Him, beseeching Him, and kneeling down to Him, and saying unto Him, If thou wilt, thou canst make me clean. And Jesus, moved with compassion, put forth His hand, and touched him, and saith unto him, I will; be thou clean. And as soon as He had spoken, immediately the leprosy departed from him, and he was cleansed (Mark 1:40-42)
Jesus had compassion on the widow, whose son died
And it came to pass the day after, that He went into a city called Nain; and many of His disciples went with Him, and much people. Now when He came nigh to the gate of the city, behold, there was a dead man carried out, the only son of his mother, and she was a widow: and much people of the city was with her.
And when the Lord saw her, He had compassion on her, and said unto her, Weep not. And He came and touched the bier: and they that bare him stood still. And He said, Young man, I say unto thee, Arise. And he that was dead sat up, and began to speak. And He delivered him to his mother. And there came a fear on all: and they glorified God, saying, That a great Prophet is risen up among us; and, That God hath visited His people (Luke 7:11-16)
Jesus a Man of compassion, raised Lazarus from the dead
When Jesus arrived at his grave and when Jesus therefore saw her weeping, and the Jews also weeping which came with her, He groaned in the spirit, and was troubled, And said, Where have ye laid him? They said unto Him, Lord, come and see. Jesus wept. Then said the Jews, Behold how He loved him! And some of them said, Could not this Man, which opened the eyes of the blind, have caused that even this man should not have died? Jesus therefore again groaning in Himself cometh to the grave. It was a cave, and a stone lay upon it.
Jesus said, Take ye away the stone. Martha, the sister of him that was dead, saith unto Him, Lord, by this time he stinks: for he hath been dead four days. Jesus saith unto her, Said I not unto thee, that, if thou wouldest believe, thou shouldest see the glory of God? Then they took away the stone from the place where the dead was laid.
And Jesus lifted up His eyes, and said, Father, I thank thee that Thou hast heard Me. And I knew that Thou hearest Me always: but because of the people which stand by I said it, that they may believe that Thou hast sent Me. And when He thus had spoken, He cried with a loud voice, Lazarus, come forth. And he that was dead came forth, bound hand and foot with graveclothes: and his face was bound about with a napkin. Jesus saith unto them, Loose him, and let him go (John 11:33-44).
Jesus a Man of compassion
When we look at Jesus’ life, we can conclude, that Jesus was a Man of compassion. Jesus was always moved with compassion, when He saw the people suffer. He was moved when He saw their unbelief, blindness and spiritual bondage to the kingdom of darkness.
However, Jesus was moved by the Spirit and not by the flesh. Therefore Jesus never allowed situations and/or His carnal feelings and emotions to dominate in His life. Jesus spoke with authority to the situation, illness, sickness, death, etc., and commanded it what to do. Whatever Jesus commanded to do, came to pass.
All these scriptures should be an example for you and your daily life.
When you are born again in Jesus Christ, you have the same Spirit as Jesus: the Holy Spirit.
The Holy Spirit has compassion for all people, who are (mentally) ill or sick, poor, lost, and live in the bondage of the devil and his kingdom.
What do you do, when you meet someone, who has a need? Do you throw all kinds of Scriptures at the person? Do you confront the person with the things he or she is not doing right? Will you dig into the person’s past?
Or will you stand in love next to the person and pray with the person and speak to the situation or problem and command what you want it do and solve the situation or problem (Read also: Don’t fall into the hole of your past)
Jesus is your example
Jesus is your example. You should live the same life as Jesus lived. Don’t compare yourself with the disciples and the people in the Old Testament, but compare yourself with Jesus Christ. Because Jesus Christ is the Firstborn of the new creation.
He is your Master and when you have become a new creation, you should listen to Him and follow Him, and build yourself up in your most holy faith, so that you spiritually mature and become like Him and be just like Him a man of compassion or a woman of compassion.
Jesus never looked back and never dug into the past of a person. He never looked at the cause of the problem, but He solved the problem.
If Jesus didn’t dig into a person’s past, to find out the cause of the problem, then you shouldn’t dig into a person’s past either.
You should follow His example instead of psychologists. You should walk in His authority in the power of the Holy Spirit. Instead of walking in the knowledge of psychologists and apply psychological doctrines and methods to help and deliver a person.
Jesus came in the Name of His Father and served man
Jesus came in the Name of the Father to the earth and the mission of Jesus was to serve people. Which is also your mission; to serve people instead of controlling and manipulating people and ruling over them.
When Jesus walked on this earth, Jesus walked in the two great commandments, by which the whole law is fulfilled. Namely:
- You shall love the Lord your God with all your heart, soul, mind, and strength
- You shall love your neighbor as yourself (Matthew 22:37-39)
If you really love God with all your heart and with all your soul and with all your mind, which means that you submit yourself to Him and keep His commandments and stay obedient to Him and do His will, then out of this love, you will be able to love your neighbor as yourself.
All you have to do is, to take your position in Christ. Be an ambassador of the Kingdom of God. Represent, preach and bring the gospel to the people and set the people free from any bondage in the Name of Jesus Christ; the authority of Jesus Christ.
‘Be the salt of the earth’
