Feel: Put On Compassion

Week 1: Who Is My Neighbor? Thursday

This Week’s Memory Verse

“Love the Lord your God with all your heart and with all your soul and with all your strength and with all your mind”; and, “Love your neighbor as yourself.” Luke 10:27 NIV

Psalm

Psalm 145:8-9: Read this passage slowly and let it turn your heart toward God.

Proverbs

Proverbs 14:31: Read this verse and consider how God’s wisdom shapes the way you live today.

Today’s Thought

Luke tells us that when the Samaritan saw the wounded man, “he took pity on him”. He had compassion.

Compassion means another person’s need is allowed to matter to us

Colossians 3:12 tells us, “as God’s chosen people, holy and dearly loved, clothe yourselves with compassion…” That means compassion is not merely a feeling we wait to have. It is part of the character Jesus is forming in us.

Jesus modeled this repeatedly. Matthew 9:36 says that when He saw the crowds, He had compassion on them.

We can ask Jesus to form that same heart in us

Today, don’t only pray, “Jesus, show me who needs help.” Pray, “Jesus, help me care about what You care about.” When Jesus changes our hearts, people stop being interruptions and become people worthy of our attention and love.

Pray

“Jesus, clothe me with Your compassion. Soften the places in my heart that have become hurried, indifferent, or judgmental. Help me care about the people You care about. Amen.”

Today’s Mercy Step

Think of one person whose situation you have noticed but have kept at an emotional distance. Pray specifically for them by name, and ask Jesus to give you genuine compassion for what they are facing.

Following Jesus by loving the people right in front of us…or next door,

Pastor Mark