According to the word of God, God wants us to show compassion to others through our actions. To do so requires us to walk in the love of God and to always be willing to forgive. The word of God says that vengeance is His. Romans 12: 19-21 says:

¹⁹ Beloved, do not avenge yourselves, but rather give place to wrath; for it is written, “Vengeance is Mine, I will repay,” says the Lord.

²⁰ Therefore “If your enemy is hungry, feed him; If he is thirsty, give him a drink; For in so doing you will heap coals of fire on his head.” ²¹Do not be overcome by evil, but overcome evil with good.

To lack forgiveness in your heart towards someone and to not walk in love will make it very difficult to have compassion for anyone. The word of God mentions having compassion over one hundred times. Jesus Christ was a perfect example of someone who showed compassion to others. He was a living example of how we should treat others. It is not Godly for us to be selfish and only live to please ourselves.

For some people, when it comes to helping others, they concern themselves with what it is they have to give up in order to help someone. They forget that God will always supply their needs according to His riches and glory by Christ Jesus(Philippians 4:19).

The same God that gave them what they have now is the same God that will give them what they will need. So it should never be a problem to help someone in need. But with the way that we think, there will always be a reason why we shouldn’t help. There are a lot of scriptures on having compassion for others, but I will only list four.

⁸Finally, all of you be of one mind, having compassion for one another, love as brothers, be tenderhearted, be courteous,
⁹not returning evil for evil or reviling, but on the contrary blessing, knowing that you were called to this, that you may inherit a blessing.
1 Peter 3:8-9

¹²Therefore, as the elect of God, holy and beloved, put on tender mercies, kindness, humility, meekness, long-suffering;
Colossians 3:12

³²And be ye kind one to another, tender-hearted, forgiving one another, even as God for Christ’s sake hath forgiven you.
Ephesians 4:32

⁸The Lord is gracious, and full of compassion, slow to anger, and of great mercy.
⁹ The Lord is good to all, and His tender mercies are over all His works.
Psalms 145:8-9

It is never meant for us to have the feeling of defeat when we choose to stay in the love and compassion of Jesus Christ when someone has wronged us. It is meant for us to stay in the love of God and allow God to fight our battles for us. He will always give us wisdom where it is needed in any situation. We just have to trust him according to Proverbs 3:5-6; 5: ⁵Trust in the Lord with all your heart, And lean not on your own understanding; ⁶In all your ways acknowledge Him, And He shall direct your paths.

In conclusion, we should always trust the word of God when it is showing us how to deal with people, especially those who have wronged us. To stay in the love of God and have compassion for everyone, even those who have wronged us, can not only have a great impact on our lives but also on those who have wronged us.

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Through Him God created everything that was created. He was the word that was spoken into existence. In Him was life, and this life was the light of men. Darkness could not understand this light, nor could it take it in.

And though the world was made through Him, the world did not know Him. Even His own did not receive Him.

This man, that was not a man, was born through the word of God and became flesh and dwelt among us. This man was Jesus Christ. Jesus was born of the Holy Spirit through the virgin Mary, who was the wife of Joseph.

When Mary’s husband Joseph saw his wife pregnant, he thought his wife had an affair with someone else, so he was planning to secretly put Mary away.

But one night an angel of the Lord appeared unto Joseph in a dream, letting him know that the baby that Mary is carrying was of the Holy Spirit. Matthew 1:21; “And she (Mary) will bring forth a Son, and you shall call His name Jesus, for He will save His people from their sins.”
This man who was born of the Holy Spirit, walked this earth as an example for us

Jesus Christ was baptized by John the Baptist. He then fasted for forty days and forty nights, and then was tempted by Satan, who tried to make Jesus sin against God.

While Jesus walked on the earth in the flesh as a man, He allowed God to use Him to minister to the people, to heal them, to deliver them from unclean spirits. Through Jesus, many were saved, healed, and delivered.

But despite the many things that Jesus did for the people, the many signs, wonders, and miracles that He performed for them, there came a time when Jesus Christ was being betrayed by one of His twelve disciples that followed Him. And even though Jesus was innocent they found reasons within themselves to crucify Jesus. They even allowed a criminal to go free and let Jesus take his place.

After being tortured and beaten, Jesus was crucified, and He arose the third day. Everything that the word of God had spoken came to pass. Today Jesus’ crucifixion is known as His Resurrection. The beatings He suffered was for the forgiveness of our sins.

This man named Jesus Christ lived a life that was pleasing unto God. Everything that in the word of God had to be fulfilled through the word, which was Jesus Christ. Jesus’ crucifixion was a sacrifice to bring about repayment for our sins.

The extreme torture, pain, and beatings that Jesus went through left Him with many scars, including the scars on His hands and His feet when He was hung on the cross. He had a wound on His torso from the beatings He painfully endured. There were scars on His head from the crown of thorns He wore on His head. There were scars on His back and shoulders from carrying the cross and the severe whips and beatings.

So, Jesus Christ was no ordinary man. He was created by God through the Holy Spirit. Everything that He endured while He was on the earth was for us. The life He lived through God was an example for us to follow. Every scar that Jesus had on His body symbolized His love for God the Father and for us, for the forgiveness of our sins.

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