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"COMPASSION - THE JESUS RESPONSE"
by Catherine Brown
Sep 23, 2004
WhiteDove Ministries Final Report of Effects of Hurricane
Ivan
Sep 22, 2004
Dear Friends,
We would like to extend a final heartfelt thanks to all of you for your devoted
prayers for Paul Keith and Wanda and WhiteDove Ministries. They were able to get
in today by "chance" on a contractor's pass that an official gave them upon
hearing about the doves inside the home. But we know that the Lord's hand was in
all and it was truly His grace extended. Eighty percent of the building was
either highly damaged or destroyed. Paul Keith and Wanda's personal property was
not damaged. There is a small amount of water damage in one area of the home.
The doves are just fine, as well as the collection of books, tapes, and videos.
The "condemned" status still exists on the building, but they will be able to
retrieve their belongings from the home at some point. They are now in the
process of securing temporary housing until their home is restored or rebuilt.
There has been no information released as to when either might happen. For now,
they have taken some necessary items and will be driving to North Carolina
tomorrow for the "Shepherd's Rod."
It is apparent that your anointed prayers were heard by heaven and we are so
thankful to the Lord for His protection and response on behalf of Paul Keith and
Wanda.
Richest blessings of favor and grace,
Shanee and Bridgett Clark
WhiteDove Ministries
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"COMPASSION - THE
JESUS RESPONSE"
by Catherine Brown
Gatekeepers
www.gatekeepers.org.ukÂ
Catherine@gatekeepers.org.uk
September 21, 2004
 COMPASSION
- THE JESUS RESPONSE
"The Lord is gracious and full of compassion."
Psalm 111:4
NEW TESTAMENT COMPASSION
4697 - splagchnizomai - splangkh-nid-zom-ahee mid voice from 4698; to
have the bowels yearn; ie. Fig feel sympathy, to pity - have (be moved with)
compassion
4698 - splagchnon - splangkh-non probl. Strengthened from spen (the
spleen); an intenstine (plure); fig pity or sympathy - bowels, inward affection
+ tender mercy
I believe with all my heart that Christ's compassion is a key to unlock the
end-time harvest! The Lord is releasing His compassion to His Bride and through
His Bride, from which many powerful miracles will flow to the glory of His name.
But just what is compassion? Is it love? Yes, it is love but one can love a
person or group of people, without necessarily taking any action on their
behalf. Compassion is God's love in action on behalf of the poor, the suffering,
the weak, and the afflicted.
COMPASSION - WHAT IS IT?
Compassion may be described as God's deepest yearnings for the poor and the
afflicted and, flowing from these yearnings, compassion is the release of God's
power to transform lives and situations that look otherwise impossible to
change. God's compassion is love and truth in action. Passivity has no place in
compassion. Compassion gives all for the sake of another. It has no thought of
self-interest, but is completely servant-hearted. Compassion is stronger than
sympathy (a feeling of pity or sorrow for others) and more enduring than empathy
(a deeper place of identification, where we share and understand the feelings
and/or pain of another person).
As we engage our hearts with the needs of others, Jesus marries us to His
heartbeat, and our human sympathetic and empathetic responses to the poor and
afflicted prepare a landing strip in our hearts for God's compassion to flow.
Yet, when we flow in God's compassion, it is much more than an emotional
response. If we were to respond to situations only in our emotions, we would
quickly become overwhelmed and exhausted. Rather God calls us to a deeper place
of identification and asks us to choose to open our hearts and engage in His
compassion, which breaks the chains of injustice and bondage. God's compassion
is unending.
COMPASSION IS A SPIRITUAL REALITY THAT FLOWS FROM THE
FATHER HEART OF GOD
Jesus said that streams of living water will flow within us (John 7:37-39). In
like manner, compassion is an eternal, never-ending flow from Father. We don't
need to strive to produce compassion, we simply flow in it by faith. Whilst
compassion is not firstly an intellectual response, the Lord will increasingly
use the intellect of many Kingdom market place entrepreneurs and philanthropists
and anoint them with His compassion to release strategy and resource in, to, and
through compassion-based ministries.
ENDURANCE - GETHSEMANE'S GIFT TO JESUS FROM FATHER
It would be wrong not to acknowledge the costliness of compassion. When we look
upon heart breaking circumstances, we cannot sustain ourselves in such
situations without the gift of endurance from Father. When Jesus faced
Gethsemane, Father God released a most beautiful gift to enable his son to be
obedient, even unto death. Father released the gift of endurance, which enabled
Jesus to go to the Cross and which, today, enables us to be obedient through
Grace to God's will. Endurance enables us to show stamina in the face of
adversity and resolve in the midst of difficult trials. If we are to move in
compassion, we need to ask Father for the gift of endurance. Compassion and
endurance are two most exquisite strands of God's destiny tapestry for His
bride.
Jesus calls us to identify with His heart for the poor and afflicted and to pour
our lives out as a love offering on their behalf. Surely, this is a precious
part of the destiny of every child of God - to walk in the footsteps of our
beloved Messiah, who showed compassion continually to the multitudes.
by Catherine Brown
www.gatekeepers.org.ukÂ
Catherine@gatekeepers.org.uk
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