HOW JESUS LOVED, Part 12
WORD OF THE DAY:"SELFLESS"
Scripture reference: Matthew 14:1ff; Matthew 20:28:
12 And his disciples came, and took up the body,
13 When Jesus heard of it, he departed thence by
15 And when it was evening, his disciples came to him,
16 But Jesus said unto them, They need not depart;
After Jesus heard that his cousin was murdered, He wanted to get away and pray.
His buddy, a fellow prophet and cousin, was murdered unjustly! What pain Jesus must
Jesus was selfless. He put the multitude's losses and lack above His own.
22 And straightway Jesus constrained his disciples to
23 And when he had sent the multitudes away, he went up
Jesus was able to get away and pray alone. He just did not do so until after he had cared
Matthew 20:28
"Even as the Son of man came not to be ministered unto,
Like Jesus, we can put others above ourselves. We do not have to totally disregard our own needs
-Carol Kenreigh
[of John the Baptist] and buried it, and went and told Jesus.
ship into a desert place apart: and when the people
had heard thereof, they followed him on foot out of the cities.
14 And Jesus went forth, and saw a great multitude,
and was moved with compassion toward them, and
he healed their sick.
saying, This is a desert place, and the time is now past;
send the multitude away, that they may go into the villages,
and buy themselves victuals.
give ye them to eat.
A whole multitude of people FOLLOWED HIM THERE. Did Jesus murmur and complain?
Did He throw a class A fit or a temper tantrum because He couldn't get away? No.
He was moved with compassion toward THEM. He healed the sick. He sacrificed His own
desires and needs for those of the multitude, even in the face of horrific loss of His own.
have felt! Of course he would want to get away alone for a while! Perhaps he wanted to
mourn privately and pray and be free of responsibility so he could deal with the loss
and get refocussed.
get into a ship, and to go before him unto the other side,
while he sent the multitudes away.
into a mountain apart to pray: and when the evening was
come, he was there alone. "
for the multitude, healed their sick, fed them and made sure they were all on their way.
but to minister, and to give his life a ransom for many."
and sacrifice them for others. We can have mercy on people and minister to them first when it
becomes necessary to do so. God will make sure we have time and opportunity to take care of our
own needs too.
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