Many of us have had the experience of bringing home a stray dog or cat when we were young. We would generally go to mom (because she had the softer heart) & ask if we could keep the dog or cat. Our heart was filled with compassion for this little animal who had no home.
The sad thing is that as we "mature", this ability to empathize & show compassion seems to atrophy. It is one of those sad statements about the human condition that is all too apparent.
For those of us in the kingdom of God, we have the privilege of bringing home strays. We know people who are lost & far from God. They are not animals though.... they are people, just like us. They need God's mercy & grace just as we do. Is there someone... or several someones... that you take to the throne of our Father in heaven daily? Are there people... who you cry out for regularly?
This is not an exercise in making anyone feel guilty or somehow less if they are not here, but if you are not here, consider praying that God would give you this childlike compassion for those who do not yet know Jesus.
It is my considered belief that if there is someone on your heart or mine, that our Father put that someone there. You can go to the throne of God & ask "Daddy, can we keep him/her?" Our Father gives good gifts, & desires to give us the very best, & if our heart is broken for someone, how much more is our Father's heart broken for them. He did not spare Himself for them. God Himself died... for us.... & for them. Remember that when you ask "Daddy...." God bless you
The sad thing is that as we "mature", this ability to empathize & show compassion seems to atrophy. It is one of those sad statements about the human condition that is all too apparent.
For those of us in the kingdom of God, we have the privilege of bringing home strays. We know people who are lost & far from God. They are not animals though.... they are people, just like us. They need God's mercy & grace just as we do. Is there someone... or several someones... that you take to the throne of our Father in heaven daily? Are there people... who you cry out for regularly?
This is not an exercise in making anyone feel guilty or somehow less if they are not here, but if you are not here, consider praying that God would give you this childlike compassion for those who do not yet know Jesus.
It is my considered belief that if there is someone on your heart or mine, that our Father put that someone there. You can go to the throne of God & ask "Daddy, can we keep him/her?" Our Father gives good gifts, & desires to give us the very best, & if our heart is broken for someone, how much more is our Father's heart broken for them. He did not spare Himself for them. God Himself died... for us.... & for them. Remember that when you ask "Daddy...." God bless you
. Anyway, if we can feel like that with astray dogs or cats, we should feel like that with humans right?.