A HEART THAT BEATS WITH COMPASSION
Blessed are they that mourn: for they shall be comforted (Matthew 5:4).
In the opening scripture, the Lord Jesus wasn’t referring to people mourning out of sorrow; rather, He was speaking prophetically, using the language of the prophiets. In the Old Testament, when prophets mourned, it wasn’t over personal grief. They mourned because of the state of God’s people, for example their disobedience, captivity, or spiritual decline. They cried out in intercession, burdened for the souls of men and the honour of God’s Name.
So, when the Lord Jesus said, “Blessed are they that mourn,” He was referring to those whose hearts are moved by the things that move God. This kind of mourning is born of love and compassion. It’s not sorrow for self but godly sorrow for others, an intercessory response to the
spiritual condition of people and nations.
For example, you hear that someone has stopped going to church, or that a Christian has grown cold in their faith, and then your heart aches, not in judgment but in prayer. You weep before the Lord, crying out for their restoration. And thanks be unto God! The Lord assures that those who mourn like this, those who weep in prayer for others, shall be comforted.
The comfort comes when the answers manifest, when you see that person restored, when you see their lives changed and their situations turned around. Intercession moves the heart of God. There’re times in prayer when words fail and tears speak; it’s part of the deep travail for souls. There’re moments when the burden is so strong that all you can let out are deep sighs and profuse tears of intercession (Romans 8:26).
And as you weep, the power of the Spirit goes into operation. I have experienced that many times. I have files with names of people I’ve prayed for through the years, some of whom today are ministers of the Gospel and leaders in different churches. Some had bad attitudes; some were inconsistent; others faced struggles in their business or faith. I wrote their names down and interceded for them with tears.
But today, seeing their transformation, I rejoice; I’m comforted. When your heart beats deeply with compassion for others, you align yourself with the very heart of God. Your intercession becomes His channel of comfort and
change in the world. So, let your heart be tender. Let compassion move you to prayer.
PRAYER
Dear Father, thank you for giving me a heart that beats with your compassion to always intercede with passion and love for the lost, the weak, and the straying. Through my prayers, lives are changed, restored, and your Kingdom advances mightily. Thank you for the comfort and joy of answered prayer, in Jesus’ Name. Amen
If you’re blessed by this devotional, believing every words you heard by faith in your heart, and would love to make Jesus the lord of your life, then speak the confessions below out loud, and mean them with your heart:
“O Lord God, I believe with all my heart in Jesus Christ, Son of the living God. I believe He died for me and God raised Him from the dead. I believe He’s alive today. I confess with my mouth that Jesus Christ is the Lord of my life from this day. Through Him and in His Name, I have eternal life; I’m born again. Thank you Lord, for saving my soul! I’m now a child of God. Hallelujah!”
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Message by Rev. Chris Oyakhilome Dsc. Dsc. DD.
FURTHER STUDY:
Ezekiel 9:4 (KJV)
4 And the Lord said unto him, Go through the midst of the city, through the midst of Jerusalem, and set a mark upon the foreheads of the men that sigh and that cry for all the abominations that be done in the midst thereof.
Isaiah 66:10 (KJV)
10 Rejoice ye with Jerusalem, and be glad with her, all ye that love her: rejoice for joy with her, all ye that mourn for her:
Psalm 119:136 (KJV)
136 Rivers of waters run down mine eyes, because they keep not thy law.
1-YEAR BIBLE READING PLAN
Mark 2:23-3:1-12 &
Leviticus 11-12
2-YEAR BIBLE READING PLAN
Acts 19:8-20 &
Psalm 25-26
