CHRIST HAS COMPASSION FOR US

Proclamation:

“Who is He that condemns?  Christ Jesus, who died, more than that, who was raised to life, is at the right hand of God and is also interceding for us."  Romans 8:34 (NIV)

Explanation:

The Apostle Paul, the human author of thirteen of the twenty-seven Books of The New Testament, wrote this letter to the believers in Rome.  He said that Jesus, The Christ, who was crucified and died and rose from the dead, is the one who judges us and who makes intercession for us. 

Application:

Christ has compassion for us, He understands what it is that we go through being human.  He was not received by His own people. (John 1:11)  He endured rejection (Isaiah 53:3) and He endured temptation. (Matthew 4:1 and Mark 1:13)  At times He was hungry (Luke 4:2) and He was moved to the point of tears. (John 11:35)  He had compassion for suffering people. (Matthew 9:36, 14:14, 15:32 and 20:34)  He was also lied on. (Matthew 26:60)  During His three and one half year earthly ministry, Jesus suffered the same plights that we suffer. (Hebrews 2:18)  In fact, He had it worse than most of us, He was also homeless. (Matthew 8:20 and Luke 9:8)  He was spat upon (Matthew 27:30) and He was verbally and physically abused then scourged with barbed whips. (Mark 15:15)  Jesus was crucified, nailed to a cross and gave up His life for us. (Matthew 27:27-50)  He was buried, rose from the dead, appeared before men, and was witnessed as He ascended to heaven. (Matthew 28:1-10, Luke 24:36-43 and 50-51)  He knows what it is like to be human and to be wrongly accused.  He who was without sin but He became sin for our sake. (Galatians 1:4 and 1 John 2:2)  When the time comes He will judge each one of us (Revelation 20:12-13) and for those of us who are saved He will make intercession for us.  He will plead our case because He knows us, He loves us, He died for us, and He has compassion for us.