Daily Devotion March 28

March 28: Matthew 9:35-38

KJV Key Verse: Matthew 9:36
36 But when he saw the multitudes, he was moved with compassion on them, because they fainted * ,and were scattered abroad , as sheep having no shepherd.

Devotion:
“Seeing is believing.” This saying should raise up feeling in everyone whether it is about hiding things from others, opening ourselves up to others, turning a blind eye to the news or the realisation that things are actually going on when we finally get to see them. Somehow we always seem to have doubts until we can see the evidence for ourselves, but then other time we do believe but we don’t realise the full impact of the events until we see them.

Jesus would look out at the people around Him and know who the ones are that were going to be joining Him in Heaven. He could see the ones that were trying to get to Heaven by themselves by doing as much as they could and offering sacrifices when they couldn’t. He could see how mixed up the people were and how they really did need someone to reach out to them in love and lead them back to a proper relationship with God.

We can get into a comfortable position in our lives where we just exist and continue doing the things we do because that seems to not cause problems; or we can be bold and step forward to make a difference. We could wait until others came in and started making a difference, or we could be the ones to stand up and start the ball rolling. If we wait on others we may well not see what is actually happening and miss the opportunity all together! But if we try to start the only person we let down is ourselves if we have got it wrong.

Jesus went out into all the cities and villages. That means He went out of His comfort zone and reached out to others. Yes there were some who did not agree because they were too caught up in their own ways and the ways of the few to see what was going on with the many. Jesus looked out and saw the problem and made a way that would help to fix the problem – but we have to be the ones who take up that banner and work with it!

Points to Ponder:
Do you reach out to others?

Do you see unbelievers as the lost or your enemy?