Yesterday I read in my devotions Matthew 14:14. Jesus was sad because he just learned of John the baptists beheading. I think it was at a time like this he began to feel the weight of his purpose and the beginning of the agony that culminated in the garden, where he literally prayed with blood, sweat and tears!
In his pain he withdrew to another location to be alone, but the crowds followed him and found him. Verse 14 says that when Jesus saw the crowd "he had compassion on them and healed their sick."
Most of the time we assume that God answers our prayers because our faith is just right, or we have earned his favor through behavior or relationship with him. We think that it must be some amazing moment where all the spiritual situations line up just right for a moment so that we can experience a miracle.
What if, we just don't understand how compassionate God is? Maybe he is not so concerned about us having all of our ducks in a perfect row. Maybe he is in agony and pain because of our lack of passion for him. He is weeping for the lost, bleeding for our sins, sweating for his Church and praying for you and me. But for all the pain we cause him, he has compassion on us. Maybe we have received miracles in the past not because we are so great and full of faith, but because his compassion is so great.
Call out to Jesus right now. He is still the same! He still has compassion for you.
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