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Seeing The Multitudes!!!

You know, Jesus sees people far differently than we do. Throughout the Gospels we see a patten in the way Jesus taught His disciples.

"And seeing the multitudes, He went up on a mountain, and when He was seated His disciples came to Him. Then He opened His mouth and taught them." Matthew 5:1-2.

Whenever Jesus saw the multitudes, He would reveal to His disciples what was on His heart for the people. The disciples did not always understand everything He was telling them, but Jesus assured them that later the Holy Spirit would reveal the significance of His words. (John 14:25-26) When the multitude would start pressing in on Him, Jesus would get alone with His disciples and teach them about God's love for the people.

We can expect the same pattern as we walk with Jesus. When God places us in a crowd, we may sense the Holy Spirit impressing upon us the heart and mind of God for the people. Perhaps God will lead us to a solitary place where He shares with us His compassion for the people we have been with. He may reveal to us His will for the people and invite us to join Him in His redemptive activity. He may place a burden on our heart to pray for them. If we are among the people and are unmoved by their spiritual condition, God may develop our love for them so that we are prepared to minister to them as He desires.

The next time we are in a crowd, listen to what the Holy Spirit is saying. We may discover that God has much on His heart for those people and He is waiting for one of His disciples to respond to His prompting.

May God richly bless you today!! H Trent!

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