
Should I Not Have Compassion?
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What does your prayer life reveal about your compassion? Through the lens of Jonah chapter 4, we explore the uncomfortable reality of our own compassion deficiencies and how they mirror Jonah's misplaced priorities.
The message begins with a powerful personal confession about repeatedly walking past Florence, a homeless Ugandan nurse living on the streets of Chicago. Despite passing her countless times, the speaker never stopped, never cared—until a coworker demonstrated true compassion by learning Florence's story. This mirrors Jonah's heart condition: angry when God spared Nineveh, more concerned about a withered plant than 120,000 souls.
Compassion, we discover, is action fueled by prayer. Throughout Scripture—with Esther before she approached the king, Daniel before interpreting dreams, and Jesus in Gethsemane—prayer precedes and powers compassionate action. We pray for what matters most to us, making our prayer life the true measuring stick of our compassion. When we pray for those who need Jesus, we notice them more, care about them more deeply, and engage heaven's resources for their salvation.
The message challenges us with a penetrating question: How big a slice of your prayer "pie" is devoted to people who need Jesus? Have you experienced "prayer shrinkflation" where your intercession for the lost has diminished? Through the inspiring story of Leo, who prayed consistently for his neighbor David for 18 months until he came to Christ, we see a model of persistent, prayer-fueled compassion that we're all called to embrace.
Take this compassion test today. Your prayer life doesn't lie—it reveals what truly matters to your heart. Let's rediscover God's heart for our cities and neighborhoods, moving from Jonah-like self-focus to Christ-like compassion for the lost.
Video available at: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jgZ2w9v1Td0