Christian Reflection and Prayer

Scripture:
"You, O Lord, are a God full of compassion... Abundant
in mercy and truth. (Psalm 86:15)

Reflections:

Did you know that the word, "compassion", comes from
two Latin words meaning "to suffer with".
Unfortunately suffering is common in our lives. We are
touched every day by pictures and images of people
destroyed by war, starvation, and all kinds of abuses. I
believe that people suffer other ways: loneliness, fear,
rejection, disability, grief, poverty, discrimination, addiction,
or a multitude of other problems.

But what has always been amazing to me is that God has
compassion on us, He actually suffers with us. I am
convinced that God knows what we are going through, as He
knew what the Israelites were going through in Egypt. He
cared for the Israelites and He cares for us. God
demonstrated the greatest act of compassion in human
history. He gave us His Son on the Cross, for there Christ
suffered for us. He endured sins penalty so we would not
have to endure it ourselves.

But this is not the end of the story, for God calls us to
have compassion on others, for His sake--to suffer with them,
and to show them the one suffered for them, Jesus Christ. I
really need to repeat that because there are so many people
that don't seem to understand, they call themselves Christians,
and don't realize that God calls them, all of us. to have
compassion on others, to suffer with them, and to let them
know that Jesus Christ suffered for them. Are you listening,
please are you listening, God Calls Us To Have Compassion!
If you are a Christian and you claim you believe this, THEN DO IT!

Ralph Waldo Emerson once said, “The sky is the daily
bread of the eyes.” The sky inspires us, encouraging us
to believe in possibilities that “the sky is the limit.” The
sky is comforting, reminding us that from a higher
perspective, our problems seem oh-so-very small. The
sky reminds us that we are not alone, that there is a
heaven above and God watching over us. The sky is
food for the soul.

We have the sky for that, too. When you are weary,
look up. When you feel alone, look up. When you feel
down, look up. Look up to God and He will shine His
face down upon you!

(excerpts taken from Holy Land Moments)

With my authority, take this message of repentance to all
the nations, beginning in Jerusalem: "There is forgiveness
of sins for all who turn to me."
Luke 24:47 NLT

More Words of Forgiveness from the Bible

Matthew 6:14-15
For if you forgive men when they sin against you, your
heavenly Father will also forgive you. But if you do not
forgive men their sins, your Father will not forgive your sins.

1 John 1:9
If we confess our sins, he is faithful and just and will forgive
us our sins and purify us from all unrighteousness.

Isaiah 43:25-26
"I, even I, am he who blots out your transgressions, for my
own sake, and remembers your sins no more. Review the
past for me, let us argue the matter together; state the
case for your innocence.

Acts 3:19
Repent, then, and turn to God, so that your sins may be
wiped out, that times of refreshing may come from the Lord,

Isaiah 1:18
"Come now, let us reason together," says the LORD.
"Though your sins are like scarlet, they shall be as white as
snow; though they are red as crimson, they shall be like wool.

2 Corinthians 5:17
Therefore, if anyone is in Christ, he is a new creation; the old
has gone, the new has come!

Ephesians 1:7
In him we have redemption through his blood, the forgiveness
of sins, in accordance with the riches of God's grace

Daniel 9:9
The Lord our God is merciful and forgiving, even though we
have rebelled against him;

(from the Holy Bible, New Living Translation)