The LORD is good to all; He has compassion on all He has made. — Psalm 145:9
To be honest with you, I have often puzzled over how God will judge the world. After all, so many people are products of deception. How can they be made to pay the full price for their own gullibility? I don’t know the answer to that. But I know this: God has compassion on all He has made.
God’s compassion rises above pain. Jesus met His persecutor, Saul, on the road to Damascus. The Risen Lord could have easily killed this fanatic who led men, women and children away to slaughter. But, instead, Jesus turned Saul’s (Paul’s) whole life into a testimony of the compassion of God.
How will God’s compassion factor into His judgment on the Last Day? I don’t know. I just know that it will, and yet it won’t keep God from being 100% just and righteous.
And the more God works on me, the more I have compassion on others. More and more, I see sinners less as rotten people, and more as precious people who have been marred within just like me. As Christ’s ambassadors we carry the compassion of God into our world.
Be encouraged!
Dwight
Dwight Clough is the author of four Christian books and is an active member of Lake City Church in Madison. This devotional is also available via email and you may review the archives back to 2002. To contact Dwight or Kim, use their contact form. You may also support their ministry.