Passion and Compassion

Passion. Compassion. As I listened to Heidi Baker recently, I saw how those two words summed up the Great Commandment:

Luke 10:25-28 (NKJV) And behold, a certain lawyer stood up and tested Him, saying, “Teacher, what shall I do to inherit eternal life?” He said to him, “What is written in the law? What is your reading of it?” So he answered and said, “‘You shall love the Lord your God with all your heart, with all your soul, with all your strength, and with all your mind,’ and ‘your neighbor as yourself.’ ” And He said to him, “You have answered rightly; do this and you will live.”

What are you passionate about? Who or what drives your life? What thing(s) are your first priority? What do you spend your time doing?

How much do you love your neighbor? The instructor in Moses’ law responded “Who is my neighbor?” And Jesus gave the story of the Good Samaritan (Luke 10:30-36). After Jesus described the (non)actions of the Priest and the Levite, and the compassion of the Samaritan, he said “Go and do likewise” (verse 37).

Jesus demonstrated his passion for His Father, and his compassion for mankind, in both His life and death.

Where is your passion and compassion?

Doug