Bible Texts: Lk.7:12-13, Rom.5:5, Rom.12:21, Rev.5:5, Heb.4:15, 2Cor.5:14, Ps.145:8, Ps.103:8, Jn.14:26, Lk.18:1, Philp.2:13
Yesterday, by the help of the Person of the Holy Spirit, we understood from Scriptures that the husbandman is commanded to lead from the front by interceding for his sheep in prayers. Today, let us consider an important virtue that you require to go before your sheep in prayers. It is the virtue of compassion and mercy in you towards them.
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. (Lk.7:12-13)
Jesus, the perfect example of the good and godly husbandman, had compassion on the woman whose son was dead. Jesus did not know her but when He saw the burial procession of the woman’s son, He asked questions. He wanted to know what happened. He had compassion when He saw the woman’s tears and pain. Jesus had pity on the woman and brought her dead son back to life. Jesus made her laugh again. Jesus wiped her tears away and gave her joy. That is who you are.
Compassion and mercy is what moves you to see the need to pray for them so that they can be good and godly vessels. Compassion is what makes you connect with their mental, emotional, physical and spiritual desires in prayers.
But how do I get filled with compassion toward them?
Firstly, by having the mind of Christ.
Let this mind be in you, even the mind of Christ….(Philp.2:5)
Having the mind of Christ means your decisions, actions, and thoughts are influenced by the principles of Scriptures and not the philosophies of man.
Secondly, by engaging the power of the Holy Ghost to fill your heart with the love of Christ.
Let the love of Christ be spread abroad in your heart by the Holy Ghost (Rom.5:5)
The Person of the Holy Spirit empowers you to be filled with compassion and mercy. The love of Christ that is in your heart drives away revenge, bitterness, unforgiveness, hatred and any form of ungodly thoughts and actions.
Therefore, as you set out today, desire and ask the Lord Jesus Christ to fill you with His love and compassion so that through it, you can receive the spirit of grace and supplication to intercede for the glorious future of your wife and children.
Praise be unto Jesus Christ, our Saviour. Amen!
SPIRITUAL EXERCISE
- Father, in the Name of Jesus, uproot every evil thought in my heart.
- Father, in the Name of Jesus, fill my heart with Your love and let it move me to be compassionate and merciful.
- Father, in the Name of Jesus, empower my spirit man with divine nature and make me function like Christ.
FAITH CONFESSION
I have the mind of Jesus Christ and by it I am moved by mercy and compassion towards my wife and children because that is what defines my headship as the good and godly husbandman in Jesus Name. Amen.
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Bro. Ebenezer O. Igure
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