Words of Life- Compassion

 Words of Life- Compassion

April 14, 2026

Colossians 3:12-17

12 So, as those who have been chosen of God, holy and beloved, put on a heart of compassion, kindness, humility, gentleness and patience; 13 bearing with one another, and forgiving each other, whoever has a complaint against anyone; just as the Lord forgave you, so also should you. 14 Beyond all these things put on love, which is the perfect bond of unity. 15 Let the peace of Christ rule in your hearts, to which indeed you were called in one body; and be thankful. 16 Let the word of Christ richly dwell within you, with all wisdom teaching and admonishing one another with psalms and hymns and spiritual songs, singing with thankfulness in your hearts to God. 17 Whatever you do in word or deed, do all in the name of the Lord Jesus, giving thanks through Him to God the Father.

In studying words of life, this week, one particular word stuck out for me — “compassion”. Our guest speaker this Sunday, from India, also highlighted this word as applied to Jesus in Matthew 9:36:

Matthew 9:35-36

35 Jesus was going through all the cities and villages, teaching in their synagogues and proclaiming the gospel of the kingdom, and healing every kind of disease and every kind of sickness.

36Seeing the people, He felt compassion for them, because they were distressed and dispirited like sheep without a shepherd.

I don’t know about you, but for me this is not a word, or concept, that comes naturally to me. To feel compassion for people, like Jesus does, required a change of heart. In my life, there had to be a great healing in my heart for me to feel compassion for others. And when the Holy Spirit touches your heart in this fashion, then it comes more easily to speak words of life to other people. Out of a heart of compassion, can flow kindness, humility, gentleness and patience, and love. I’m still working on these but it starts when you allow the Holy Spirit to touch your heart, to put on a heart of compassion. So be encouraged today. Receive the word of Christ and put on a heart of compassion.