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Daily Bread

‘I hurt for you’

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If one member suffers, all the members suffer with it. – 1 Corinthians 12:26

When my sons were young, one of them stubbed his toe and grimaced with pain. Seeing him trying bravely to bear the agony of those moments, I said, "Son, I’m truly sorry. My toe hurt for you."

Lifting his head, he looked at me and responded, "Dad, your toe doesn’t really hurt, does it?"

No, I didn’t sense any physical pangs, yet I did share his suffering. I even wished his ache could somehow be transferred to my body.

The apostle Paul said that all believers in Christ are part of "one body" (1 Corinthians 12:13). And if one part suffers, "all the members suffer with it" (v. 26).

Are you grieved when a brother or sister in Christ is in trouble? Does it bother you when a believer stumbles into sin and is brought under the chastening hand of the Lord? Do you experience sorrow of heart when a child of God is passing through the deep waters of affliction and trial? If not, ask the Lord right now to help you become the kind of person who can share the heartache of others and sympathize with them.

Yes, to every Christian we meet who is in some kind of distress, we should be ready to say from our heart, "I hurt for you." – Richard De Haan

The hurting ones need sympathy,

They need to know we’re there;

A quiet word, a tender touch

Assures them that we care. – D. De Haan


READ: 1 Corinthians 12:12-27


Empathy = your pain in my heart.

The Bible in one year:


• Proverbs 25-26

• 2 Corinthians

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CORINTHIANS

DE HAAN

HAAN

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