Only 7 more days until me and my brothers and sisters flood the nations with the love of God!!! I don't know the people we will encounter but I already love them. Praising God ahead of time for the glory He will receive and for my new family members who will come into His kingdom over the next 9 months!!!!
"The Spirit of the Sovereign Lord is on me, because the Lord has anointed me to proclaim good news to the poor. He has sent me to bind up the brokenhearted, to proclaim freedom for the captives and release from darkness for the prisoners, to proclaim the year of the Lord's favor and the day of vengeance of our God, to comfort all who mourn, and provide for those who grieve in Zion-to bestow on them a crown of beauty instead of ashes, the oil of joy instead of mourning, and a garment of praise instead of a spirit of despair. They will be called oaks of righteousness, a planting of the Lord, for the display of His splendor." Isaiah 61:1-3
Lord, You showed us by Your life how to be compassionate. You reached out to the poor, the sick, the hurting. You healed their bodies and their souls. You cried over broken hearts, and You smiled when the downtrodden were lifted up. Teach us to do the same. We are surrounded by hurting people who have no hope. They are miserable and lost without Your mercy, just as we once were. Forgive us when we turn away from them in careless indifference. May our hearts be broken with the things that break Your heart. May we look into the face of every hurting person and extend a helping hand. Let our arms reach out to help the oppressed. Teach us to touch desperate lives with works done in Your name. Soften our hearts to love others as freely and graciously as You have loved us. We are Yours God, use us for Your glory.
"When He saw the multitudes, He was moved with compassion for them, because they were weary and scattered, like sheep having no shepherd." Matthew 9:36
"I am sending you to them to open their eyes and turn them from darkness to light, and from the power of Satan to God, so that they may receive forgiveness of sins and a place among those who are sanctified by faith in Me." Acts 26:18
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