Be Full of Compassion

[Thompson, Darryl]

Be Full of Compassion

     Unto the upright there ariseth light in the darkness: he is
gracious, and full of compassion, and righteous. Ps. 112:4  

     Wherever there is an impulse of love and sympathy, wherever the
heart reaches out to bless and uplift others, there is revealed the
working of God's Holy Spirit. In the depths of heathenism men who have
had no knowledge of the written law of God, who have never even heard
the name of Christ, have been kind to His servants, protecting them at
the risk of their own lives. Their acts show the working of a divine
power. The Holy Spirit has implanted the grace of Christ in the heart of
the savage, quickening his sympathies contrary to his nature, contrary
to his education. . . .  

     Christ is seeking to uplift all who will be lifted to companionship
with Himself, that we may be one with Him as He is one with the Father.
He permits us to come in contact with suffering and calamity in order to
call us out of our selfishness; He seeks to develop in us the attributes
of His character--compassion, tenderness, and love. By accepting this
work of ministry we place ourselves in His school, to be fitted for the
courts of God. . . .  

     By cooperating with heavenly beings in their work on earth, we are
preparing for their companionship in heaven. "Ministering spirits, sent
forth to minister for them who shall be heirs of salvation," angels in
heaven will welcome those who on earth have lived "not to be ministered
unto, but to minister." In this blessed companionship we shall learn, to
our eternal joy, all that is wrapped up in the question, "Who is my
neighbor?" 


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     Every act of love, every word of kindness, every prayer in behalf
of the suffering and oppressed, is reported before the eternal throne
and placed on heaven's imperishable record. 

>From My Life Today - Page 237