The Father saw and had compassion

"But when he was still a great way off, his father saw him and had compassion."

                                                                                            Luke 15:20.  NKJV

Have you ever been lonely, so lonely that it hurts? Seeing couples in the street, walking by hand in hand. How you wished that was you? The Father saw and had compassion.

  What about the time when you were in great trouble and there appeared no way out of it? The fear and sleepless nights of anguish it caused and visits to the GP because you couldn't cope with things. The Father saw and had compassion.

  Then of course there was the time you were expecting to get that special job or high-flying promotion. But at the last moment, you were shunned and the job went to someone the boss had wanted from the beginning. The anger and frustration you felt. But the Father saw and had compassion.

  And the biggest hurt of all was when that special person in your life died and was taken from you; and there was nothing you could do to prevent it. So much pain! And yet, the Father saw and had compassion.

  There are so many life events that come our way, some good and others, not so good. We cannot avoid them, they just happen and they're so difficult to negotiate. There are so many questions that go unanswered.

  You may be able to bear witness to one of these examples, or maybe something similar. When you're going through such times, it's difficult to believe and realise that there is a God who cares. But there is, and He hurts because you do. When you're shot at, He's shot at too. When you're treated badly or hurt so much, He is treated badly and hurts so much.

  And this is because, when you asked Jesus into your heart, you became 'one', with Him. You're in Him and He's in you. Whatever you go through, He cares and has great compassion. There are no answers to why we do have so much pain at times. We're tempted to say, 'Why did it have to happen to me; why not so and so, they deserved it, I didn't?' But this type of thinking has no purpose because there really are no answers.

  One thing we do have is God's endless love and devotion. He was the one that was there, feeling pain for you. He was the one who brought you through it or, will bring you through. Why? Because He sees and has compassion. 

Things do get better!

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