Conscious Compassion
“And when Jesus went out He saw a great multitude; and He was moved with compassion for them, and healed their sick.” Matthew 14:14 NKJV https://www.bible.com/114/mat.14.14.nkjv The major forte of ministerial outreaches is the concept of reaching out with the gospel of salvation. While there is no doubt about the need of salvation as the heartbeat of God, Jesus here taught His disciples the wholesomeness of compassion in the work of soul-winning. And [throughout the entire chapter and encounter of the Saviour with both the multitude and His disciples] when Jesus went out, He saw a great multitude. Seeing the targets in all of believers’ outreaches must come first before reaching out to them. It provides the opportunity for soul-winners to understand the major area of needs, and how best to engage the available resources towards meeting these needs. If we cannot earn the respect as a listener to people’s problems, how can we possibly earn the right to be listened to as t...