S6E26 We Can Pray for Missionaries

The first thing I want to share with you this morning is this.

We need more missionaries with compassion.

We need more missionaries with compassion.

Look at verse 35.

It says here, and Jesus went about all their cities and villages teaching in their synagogues and preaching the gospel of the kingdom and healing every sickness and every disease among the people.

But when he saw the multitudes, he was moved with compassion.

Brethren, compassion is the very heart of Christ.

He was a perfect example of what we need.

With compassion, he went to where the people were.

With compassion, he told them what they needed to hear.

With compassion, he met their needs in every single way that he could.

Verse 35 tells us he healed every sickness and every disease among the people.

And he did it all from the depths of his heart.

Verse 36, he was moved with love.

Compassion.

The word compassion comes from a Greek word from which we get the word spleen.

The depths of our Lord's compassion went down into the depths of his bowels and intestines.

The story is told of William Booth, who was greatly stirred by the needs of the poor in London.

As he realized that most people had done very little to help the drunkards, the addicts, the prostitutes, and the poor.

So he went to reach them with what he called the three S's.

Soap, soup, and salvation.

When he was in his 80s, he was over 80 years of age, after thousands were saved, Booth lost his vision.

His son went to him with the bad news that he had lost his vision, and he would lose his vision permanently.

And he replied, "'God must know best.

I have done what I could for God and the people with mine eyes.'" Now I will see what I can do for God and the people without my eyes.