Compassion Leads To Action – 因为怜悯，所以行动

MATTHEW 9
马太福音9章 36

But when he saw the multitudes, he was moved with compassion on them, because they fainted, and were scattered abroad, as sheep having no shepherd. 37 Then saith he unto his disciples, the harvest truly is plenteous, but the labourers are few; 38 Pray ye therefore the Lord of the harvest, that he will send forth labourers into his harvest. 36他看见许多的人，就怜悯他们，因为他们困苦流离，如同羊没有牧人一般。 37于是对门徒说，“要收的庄稼多，作工的人少。 38所以你们要求庄稼的主，打发工人出去收他的庄稼。

COMPASSION LEADS TO ACTION 因为怜悯，所以行动

Jesus was always surrounded by large crowds. People followed Him, some had come for healing, some were interested in what He had to say and a few were intent in truly following Him. 耶稣总是被大群人围着。人们追随他，有些人是来求医治的，有些人对他所说的感兴趣，还有少数人打算真正追随他。

What was the reaction of Jesus to these large crowds? Maybe He saw them as an irritation, after all He couldn’t move sometimes for the crush and they gave Him no time to rest . 耶稣对这大群人是什么反应？也许他看到他们很烦人，毕竟他有时会因为人太拥挤而无法移动，并且他们使得他毫无喘息的时间。

NO, His reaction was to look on them with compassion.  不，他的反应是以怜悯之心看待他们。 How do we look on people? 我们如何看待人？ In China, there are a lot of people, now that’s an understatement. but we have to have the same compassionate attitude that Jesus had towards them. It has been reckoned that at least 150,000 people die every day. Most of them go to a Christless eternity. 在中国，人口数量庞大，现在这是一种轻描淡写的说法。但我们必须像耶稣对待他们一样有同情心。据估计，世界上每天至少有15万人死亡。他们中的大多数人都走向了无基督的永恒。

Looking on people with compassion and seeing them is only half the story, if we are just sorry for them, then that doesn’t mean anything. 以怜悯的眼光看待人们，看到他们只是故事的一半，如果我们只是为他们感到抱歉，那么这并不意味着什么。

Firstly, it should make us aware of the harvest and the harvest field. You know there is a great task that we have to do and that is sharing the gospel and reaching the world with the message of Grace. 首先，它应该让我们意识到庄稼和庄稼地。你知道，我们必须完成一项伟大的任务，那就是传扬福音，带着恩典的信息到达世界每个角落。

Secondly, we need to be aware of the need. Where are the labourers few in number? Which people groups need reaching? Which religions outside of Christianity are the least reached? 其次，我们需要留意那些有需要的人。哪里的工人数量很少？哪些人群需要接触？基督教之外的哪些宗教最少传播到这些地方？

Thirdly, we haave to pray that God will touch people to go into the harvest field, maybe you can’t go. Maybe you are like my friend who has five children, now she can’t go as she has her own mission field. She has adopted two Chinese children and both have come to trust Christ as Saviour.  再次，我们必须祈祷上帝会感动人们走进待收割庄稼地，也许你不能去。也许你就像我的一个朋友一样有五个孩子需要抚养，现在她不能去因为她有自己的使命。她收养了两个中国孩子，两个孩子都开始相信基督是救主。

There are thousands of Chinese, who come on holiday to the States, thousands living there permanently and thousands studying there, these are an open mission field, why ask “where is the mission field”, the answer is, “its right under your nose” 成千上万的中国人来美国度假，也有很多的人在那里永久居住，或者在那里学习，这是一个开放的传教领域，为什么要问“庄稼地在哪里”，答案是“就在你眼皮底下”

Finally, you have to want to go and share whether in your Jerusalem, in your Judea or Samaria or in the uttermost parts of the earth. 最后，你必须去传福音，无论是在你的耶路撒冷，在犹太或撒马利亚，还是在地极。

You see you have compassion on people, you can say, isn’t it terrible, they don’t know about Jesus, but what are you doing about it? 你看到你对人们有怜悯心，你可以说，这不是很可怕吗，他们不认识耶稣，但你对此做了什么？

Look on people who are without Jesus in the way Jesus did, but, that compassion must move us into action. 以耶稣的方式来看待那些还未认识耶稣的人，但是，怜悯心必须促使我们付诸行动。

God bless you
上帝祝福你