Harassed And Helpless

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Harassed And Helpless

Harassed and Helpless

Matthew 9:35-38 Jesus went through all the towns and villages, teaching in their synagogues, preaching the good news of the kingdom and healing every disease and sickness. 36 When he saw the crowds, he had compassion on them, because they were harassed and helpless, like sheep without a shepherd. 37 Then he said to his disciples, “The harvest is plentiful but the workers are few. 38  Ask the Lord of the harvest, therefore, to send out workers into his harvest field.”

Jesus’ preaching ministry was characterized by preaching the “good news of the kingdom.That good news consisted, in part, of his destroying the power of the devil. That is why his ministry also included healing sicknesses and diseases. Whether directly or indirectly, these were caused by satanic power wreaked upon a world under the dominion of sin.

In describing Jesus to Cornelius, Peter referenced the nature of Jesus’s work, Acts 10:38 He went around doing good and healing all who were under the power of the devil….

When Jesus saw the crowds he had compassion on them because they were harassed and helpless. He was moved to help. The word compassion does not begin to show the force of the strong emotional word used here. It was an emotional gut reaction; his heart went out to them. He felt their pain in his heart!

It was not just from the direct action of the devil that they were harassed and helpless. Indirectly, his power is exercised through tragic circumstances, broken hearts, grief, destructive false  philosophy, deception, guilt, oppression and the thoughtless, selfish, or evil actions of others.

They were like sheep without a shepherd. They had no one (humanly speaking) to guide them, protect, or care for them. God uses people to help others. That’s the reason workers are needed for the harvest.

I’ll say more in my lesson, Joey

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