Your Move

Good morning all!

Father, as we enter this season of thanksgiving, I pray You would remind of us of all the blessings You have given us. Lord, I pray that we would be moved with a heart of gratitude for others around us because You are more than enough and Your grace is all we need, Amen.

[Mat 9:36 KJV] 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.
When Jesus saw the many that were weak and confused and lost He was moved with soul and body to help them all.

[Mat 14:14 KJV] And Jesus went forth, and saw a great multitude, and was moved with compassion toward them, and he healed their sick.
When Jesus saw the many that were sick, He was moved with soul and body to heal them all.

[Mat 18:27 KJV] Then the lord of that servant was moved with compassion, and loosed him, and forgave him the debt.
When the Lord saw that the servant’s debt was far beyond his reach, He was moved with soul and body to forgive it all.

Bottom line

What made Jesus great? Yes, He was the son of God but forgive me that’s NOT what made him great…that’s a title. You know the title He proclaimed?

[Mat 18:11 KJV] For the Son of man is come to save that which was lost. Jesus Christ was SON of mankind! This refers to a mature son, one that provides and protects his parents, his brothers and sisters, his family. I mean, don’t we all do that with our own families? Well Jesus believed that it was His responsibility to be the MATURE son to the world. I love the picture this morning of a son, it’s NOT a chore, it’s NOT a job, it is with great honor to be called a son or daughter…the most precious identity. In the days of Christ, the son would be considered Superman, he was the answer for everything. You know why?

[Mat 8:20 KJV] And Jesus saith unto him, foxes have holes, and the birds of the air [have] nests; but the Son of man hath not where to lay [his] head. The son of man was always ON, He was always on the go with a laser focus outward…places to go and people to see. What motivated Jesus? What moved Him? People in NEED!!! When you see “moved with compassion” it’s actually one Greek word – Splagchnizomai– the actual meaning is for someone to give their best and pour their heart and soul out for others, to focus outward and NOT inward. There was NOT one selfish bone in Jesus, He despised entitlement because it takes away from our true purpose. When you believe you’re entitled it exaggerates your position in life and then exaggerates your expectations from others, that’s an inward focus. You know what happens when we focus inward? We want respect, we want acknowledgement, we want to be seen as superior, it’s a sneaky form of pride that lies to us and steals our purpose. Jesus addresses this very issue with the religious folks.

[Mat 23:8 NLT] They love to receive respectful greetings as they walk in the marketplaces, and to be called ‘Rabbi.’ “Don’t let anyone call you ‘Rabbi,’ for you have only one teacher, and all of you are equal as brothers and sisters. The son of God said that we are all EQUAL, not one above the other. Jesus said the servant is not above his master; we are all called to be servants in the kingdom of God. You want to be first in the kingdom?

[Mar 10:44 NLT] And whoever wants to be first among you must be the slave of everyone else. Everything in God’s kingdom is the reverse of the world’s standards, we must be servant to EVERYONE…translation…we are son of man…we are superman. Now what moved Jesus? Money? Applause? Title? He was moved by people in need, they were CONFUSED, the were MISGUIDED, quite simply they got life wrong. He was moved by those that were sick NOT healthy, weak NOT strong. It says He healed them ALL!!! And the last one which is the biggest, you need forgiveness? You have a huge debt that you can’t possibly cover? He was moved with COMPASSION…He moved as fast as possible to free you from pain and sorrow, from guilt and shame, isolation and rejection…your NEED is the only thing on His agenda. Do you know anyone lost? In need of healing? In need of forgiveness? Before Jesus moved it says he SAW the multitude, I pray God open our eyes this morning, there’s a multitude out there with a need, all you have to do is ask God to OPEN your eyes to see them…we have to SEE them before we can move…move with everything you got and serve them then you will be FIRST in God’s kingdom, you might not see a giant S on your chest but you do have one in your heart…I promise…He is Savior of the world, now let Him move YOU!!!