“If we are to follow Jesus, our love must be so deep that we are willing to climb the mountains, with Him.. G.Campbell Morgan was a powerful man, a great English preacher. As a seminary student, he fell in love, but was reluctant to propose, due to the radical message God had laid on his heart, for the church. Concerned he would not be a success and could be persecuted, he did not want to drag her into that. He told her, ” In five or six years, perhaps he would be established, and then could offer his hand in marriage.” Her immediate reply was, ” If I cannot climb the mountains with you, I would be ashamed to meet you at the top.” What a picture of compassion! Compassion is love that is deep enough to climb the mountains, with another. Jesus still comes today as he came to Jerusalem: with compassion. He wept over the city, Luke 19:41-42. Compassion is who Jesus is, and it is the dynamic He calls us to.”
Shared by Dottie Wilson. 2/2/24