God of Compassion

Yesterday as I was standing in church worshiping, (my most favorite time to praise Jesus), my worship minister caught my attention with the story of Moses wanting to see God's face. I wanted to dig deeper. Maybe that was part of God's plan. To dig deeper.

Exodus 34:1-7 tells us that God told "Moses to chisel out two stone tablets and walk up to Mount Sinai alone. No one was allowed to even see him anywhere on the mountain. Just as Moses had done what he was commanded, God ascended down from the cloud and proclaimed his name as Yahweh and passed in front of Moses proclaiming to be The Lord, The compassionate and Gracious God, slow to anger, abounding in love and faithfulness, Maintaining love to thousands, and forgiving wickedness, rebellion and sin."

God of Compassion and Grace. Wow. It astounded me. We have a loving God who shows us compassion because he loves us. He loves us so much that he created his son to die for our sins. Let's talk now about Jesus. Jesus came with his message of God's kingdom. A message that was only accessible by faith. It's requirement was loving obedience to the Father and to our brother's and sisters. Jesus was divine and holy. Because Jesus was sinless, and because of that he sympathized with the sinful people who were suffering the consequences. Without judgement Jesus tried to strengthen their faith. Jesus had so much compassion for people that the most profound bible verse is in John 11:35 "Jesus Wept."

When I reflect upon compassion for others, I think about how much compassion God had for me. I think about the people he placed in my life to show me his face. In Exodus 33, When God comes to Moses and Moses wants to see him, prior to showing himself on the mountain, God tells him that he will cause all his goodness to pass in front of him. My friends he does just that.

Maybe you are going through something or you are searching for compassion from God. Remember that the things he places in front of you, people who show you compassion as Jesus did, that is simply him showing himself on the mountain.

Remember though, you are also a vessel to someone. Show compassion to someone who is in need. Show compassion to the brokenhearted. Show compassion to the children. Show compassion to the needy. Show compassion to the lost. Show compassion to the sinners. Show compassion to the non believers. Be like Jesus. Allow God to show himself through you.

God is a God of Compassion. Exodus 33:19 "And the Lord said, I will cause all my goodness to pass in front of you, and I will proclaim my name, the Lord, in your presence. I will have mercy on whom I will have mercy, and I will have compassion on whom I will have compassion."

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