God Is Always Willing

Compassion Hymn (Keith & Kristyn Getty)

There is an everlasting kindness
You lavished on us
When the Radiance of heaven Came to rescue the lost;
You called the sheep without a shepherd
To leave their distress
For your streams of forgiveness
And the shade of Your rest.

And with compassion for the hurting,
You reached out Your hand
As the lame ran to meet You
And the dead breathed again;
You saw behind the eyes of sorrow
And shared in our tears,
Heard the sigh of the weary,
Let the children draw near.

CHORUS
What boundless love,
What fathomless grace
You have shown us, O God of compassion!
Each day we live
An offering of praise
As we show to the world Your compassion.

We stood beneath the cross of Calvary
And gazed on Your face
At the thorns of oppression
And the wounds of disgrace,
For surely You have borne our suffering
And carried our grief
As You pardoned the scoffer
And showed grace to the thief.

How beautiful the feet that carry
This gospel of peace
To the fields of injustice
And the valleys of need—
To be a voice of hope and healing,
To answer the cries
Of the hungry and helpless
With the mercy of Christ.

The last few day’s I’ve talked about whether we are willing to do anything for God or whether we would only do what we ourselves want to do. Today I want to think about things from God’s perspective. i.e. How does He feel when we give our all to Him, when we do all He asks of us and then in contrast how does He feel when we say “No, I won’t do what God has asked of me”?

Well just like me if I ask someone to do something and they say “no” to me, I’m sure God is disappointed. The big difference is that unlike me, God has good reason to not only want us to do what He asks us to do, but expects us to do. Why? Because of all He has done for us!

If you don’t think God has done anything for you, consider the following, and think about who provided these things: