The Compassionate Healer

[Thompson, Darryl]

The Compassionate Healer 

     And Jesus went forth, and saw a great multitude, and was moved with
compassion toward them, and he healed their sick. Matt. 14:14.  

     Jesus, precious Saviour, never seemed to become weary of the
importunities of the sin-sick souls and the sick with all kinds of
diseases. "And Jesus, when he came out, saw much people, and was moved
with compassion toward them" (Mark 6:34). This means a great deal to the
suffering ones. He identified His interest with theirs. He shared their
burdens. He felt their fears. He had yearning pity that was pain to the
heart of Christ.  

     O what love, what matchless love! He has become one with us that He
might share with humanity in all their experience. He was tempted in all
points like as we are, yet was without sin. Humanity is not to be
demerited as a cheap and common thing. Christ clothed His divinity with
humanity that humanity might be clothed with the righteousness of
Christ. Man is the object of His solicitude and great love.  

     Redemption--O how much is comprehended in the word! All who will
consent to be redeemed are uplifted and sanctified, redeemed through
Jesus Christ from all commonness and earthliness, and enabled to
cooperate with God in the great work of salvation. Jesus accepted
humanity and revealed in His own life and character what man may be even
when, in the providence of God, he is placed in the poorest
circumstances of life. He had not even a penny wherewith to pay the tax
money exacted, and wrought a miracle to obtain the little sum.  

     Jesus, precious Saviour, was homeless and often hungry. He had not
where to lay His head. He was wearied oft. Humanity is honored because
Jesus assumed humanity to reveal to the world what humanity may become.
He came to bring life and immortality to light, to fill the commonplace,
homeliest pursuits of life with brightness. Jesus is bending over us,
searching into our characters to see if His own character is reflected
in us.  

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