Cost Of
Compassion!
"Finally, all of you be of one mind,
having compassion for one another;
love as brothers, be tenderhearted,
be
courteous."
1 Peter 3: 8
We often hear, “Freedom isn’t free.”
Likewise, we refer to salvation as a
free gift.
It was free to us, but it was not free for
God.
His love for us was paid for with the life
of
His only Son.
Love and compassion always come with a
price in time, talent, or treasure—often, all
three. Jesus illustrated price of
compassion
in His parable of the Good Samaritan.
The Samaritan who helped the injured Jewish man
paid with time as he interrupted his own travels to
stop and help. He
paid with talent as he employed
creative compassion and made arrangements for
the man’s care. And he paid with treasure as he
paid from his own pocket for the victimized man
to be cared for at an inn.
Jesus’ story illustrates that love and
compassion are not free. It will cost
something to be compassionate to
those in need.
Take a moment today to pray for
grace to expend time, talent, and
treasure toward those in
need.
"Biblical orthodoxy
without
compassion is surely the
ugliest thing in the world."
Francis
Schaeffer