Cultivate Compassion for "All Sorts of People"

WHEN Jesus taught his disciples how to preach the good news, he warned the that people would not always want to listen to them.  (Luke 10:3, 5, 6)  The same is true in our ministry.   Some people we meet  might be rude or even aggressive. And when they react that way, it may be difficult for us to have compassion and want to preach to them.

A Compassionate  person sees the needs and  problems of others, feels sorry for them, and want to preach to them. But what will happen if we lose our compassion for the people we meet in our ministry?  We will lose our zeal, that is, we will not be eager to preach to them, and we will not be able to help them.  We can compare our zeal to a fire.  For a fire to burn brightly, it needs a lot of oxygen.  Similarly, for our zeal to be strong, we need to have compassion! - 1 THESSALONIANS 5:19.

How can we lean to be more compassionate, even when it is difficult? Let us discuss three example we can imitate:  Jehovah, Jesus, and the apostle Paul.

Next time: Cultivate Compassion for "All Sorts of People" - IMITATED JEHOVAH'S COMPASSION

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