Mark 7:32-35

Sometimes I think in my dirtiest, sinful moments that Jesus must be repulsed, that He takes a step backwards, away from me, a look of utter disgust on His face. But I—we—needn’t fear that reaction from Jesus. When uncleanness—which all sin is—visits us—whatever that sin is: lying, impatience, anger, drunkenness, harsh words, etc.—Jesus moves toward it. Toward us. Not away. He moves toward us in our dirtiest moments in the hopes of cleanses us from that sin. Of inviting us to forgiveness and rest…

After spitting, he touched his (the man’s) tongue with the saliva. – Mark 7:33 (Mark 7:32-35) One day some folks brought tha Son a man who could not hear. Feller also had trouble speaking. It be hard ter learn how ter speak words if ya kin not hear how they be supposed ter sound. Tha […]…

This post was first published onAugust1, 2016, and originally appeared as a part of a blog series titled “Compassion.” –ed. The fact that God is compassionate and merciful is good news for sinners. It’s why we don’t always get what we deserve. And that compassion finds its fullest expression in the Person and work of …

God’s fullest self-revelation as Savior came in the person of Jesus Christ—God in human flesh. The incarnation itself was an expression of sympathy and identification with our weakness (Hebrews 4:15). In Christ we can see countless expressions of divine compassion translated into human idioms that we easily understand and identify with—including sadness, sympathy, and tears …