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COMPASSION 23
CHRIST'S COMPASSION TOWARDS THE OUTCAST
Matthew 20:29-34
(cmpas23.doc)
*THE BARRIERS ARE DOWN*
Many years ago the Prince of Wales visited the capital city of India.
A formidable barrier had been set up to keep back the masses of people who wanted to catch a glimpse of royalty.
When the prince arrived, he shook hands with some of the political dignitaries who were presented to him.
Then, looking over their heads to the crowds beyond, he said, "Take down those barriers!"
They were quickly removed, and all the people, regardless of social rank, had free access to the heir of the British empire.
Some time later when the prince came to that district again, 10,000 outcasts waited under a banner inscribed with these words: "The Prince of the Outcasts."
Today we want to discuss another Prince of Outcasts, Jesus Christ.
In His life and ministry on earth, He demonstrated the compassion of Jehovah God.
We have been surveying the narratives where Jesus Christ has demonstrated the compassion of God for six messages.
We have been studying the compassion of Jehovah God for 22 messages.
Let's consider the narrative in the Bible where Jesus demonstrated God's compassion towards outcasts.
This narrative is found in Matthew 20:29-34.
Would you turn there with me please?
Follow along in your Bible as I read this aloud for us.
/(We have been using the narrative format that I devised to get the most out of explaining narratives.
Let's consider this narrative with that format today.)/
I.
THE CIRCUMSTANCES (OR SETTING).
Jesus and His disciples were going out from Jericho with a great multitude following them as usual.
Jesus often ministered to the multitude and many of the events of His life happened within the context of ministering to the multitude.
At this point I simply want to ask, "Does ministering to people constitute your life?
What is the most repeated activity in your life?
What do you do in your life more than anything else?"
/(We know the circumstances, so let's consider:)/
II.
THE CHARACTERS.
In a narrative, there is usually a protagonist, or hero, and an antagonist, or villain.
\\ /(Today, let's deal with the antagonist first.)/
1.
The Antagonist..
Where as the multitude in the narratives concerning the life of Jesus were often the object of His compassion, the multitude in this story are the antagonists.
They are seen as the antagonists by their words and actions towards the two blind men.
The multitude sternly told them to be quiet!
They were not concerned with the pain, misery, or situation of the blind men.
They had no apparent understanding of, feeling for, nor conscious desire to relieve them of their unfortunate situation.
They were only concerned with what they could get from Jesus.
Isn't this illustrative of life?
If you are looking for the multitude or the crowd to be sympathetic to your suffering, you are barking up the wrong tree!
The crowd, group, or herd has no feeling.
The herd mentality is to trample on anyone who would get in the way.
This is what has been happening at recent rock concerts and rap concerts.
The crowd does not stop to consider who is being trampled or crushed.
They are out for themselves.
Teenagers you can run with the crowd, but the crowd will never be there for you when you are in trouble!!!
This is also true of modern religious people.
We seem to be more concerned with what Jesus can do for us, than what we can do to demonstrate His compassion to hurting people!
/(Let's move on and consider:)/
2.
The Protagonist.
The protagonist is Jesus Christ.
He is portrayed as the protagonist by the direct description of the storyteller.
The storyteller states that He is moved with compassion.
We shall explore this in a moment.
He is portrayed as the protagonist by the response of the blind men to Him.
When they found out that Jesus was passing by, they cried, "Lord, have mercy on us, Son of David!"
The word "cried" is
cried 2896g krazo - to scream, cry out (20)
These men were in such pain about their condition that they were screaming out.
Their cry was a cry of importunity, i.e. it was a pressing, persistent, bothersome plea!
When you want somethings from God, you have to get serious.
You have to call to Him like you mean it.
We don't bother God enough, probably because we don't realize the seriousness of our situation.
\\ But when you know your situation, and you know that Jesus is passing by:
*/Sometimes/*, we need to cry out, "Lord, Thou son of David, have mercy on us!" */Sometimes/*, you have to get ugly when you are trying to get the Lord's attention!
*/Sometimes/*, you have to forget about where you are when you need to get in touch with the Lord.
*/Sometimes/*, you have to press God and worry Him!
Oh, I've had to call on Him before, "Lord, Thou son of David, have mercy on me!" I've been blind before and had to call on Him.
I've been blind as a husband at times, and had to call on Him.
I've been blind as a father at times, and had to call on Him.
I've been blind to seeing any friends at times, and had to call on Him.
I've been blind as a pastor at times, and had to call on Him.
I've been blind in my loneliness at times, and had to call on Him.
I've been blind in my anxiety at times, and had to call on Him.
I've been blind in my depression at times, and had to call on Him.
I've been blinded by sin at times, and had to call on Him.
I've said, "Lord!"
"Loord!" "Looord."
Thou son of David, have mercy on me!
Others may say, "Shhhh, we are the religious multitude and we don't act like that here.
Shhhh, we are the priests and we are the elders and we won't stand for this.
Sometimes our church is like that.
We are so concerned with that which is proper and efficient that we have difficulty dealing with people who express real pain and real needs.
Shhhh we are The House of the Lord and we don't get too emotional."
But when you are in trouble, you cry out all the more, "Thou Son of David have mercy on me!!!"
I'm not advocating total emotionalism; I'm saying every now and then you ought to get in touch with your predicament and cry out to Jesus.
\\ *PASS ME NOT, O GENTLE SAVIOR*
There once was a blind lady that turned a tragedy at six weeks of age into a triumph of a life time.
She overcame a terrible, personal adversity, and contributed a life of power and purpose to the world.
Fanny Jane Crosby was a little baby girl of six weeks, in May, 1820, when she caught a common cold.
A country doctor of Putnam County, New York, unknowingly prescribed a hot mustard ointment.
She was blinded for life!
At the age of five, sympathetic neighbors and friends pooled their money and sent her to a noted New York surgeon, Dr. Valentine Mott.
After a careful examination, the specialist said sadly, that there was nothing he could do.
Looking toward her, he said, "Poor little blind girl!" Fanny Crosby always remembered these words and turned the sympathetic remark of a kindly physician into the purposeful pattern of a truly remarkable personality.
If ever a hymn writer used a theme which was indicative of his or her life, it was the blind, indefatigable hymn writer, Fanny Jane Crosby who wrote, in 1868,
Pass me not, O Gentle Savior -- Hear my humble cry!
While on others Thou art calling, Do not pass me by.
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