dennis j adams

Caring is a very difficult word to define in a world where being self-centered is in vogue.  When one stops and ponders on the events of the time it is not to long before it is noticed that people need to be cared for.  When the Lord, our God, looked across the heavens and saw us in the future He knew we needed to be gently delivered from our worries and fears.  God knew and He cared! “For God so loved the world that He gave His only begotten Son, that whoever believes in Him should not perish but have everlasting life.” (John 3:16, NKJV) He took a step into time in the form a man who was took on our infirmities. “Let this mind be in you which was also in Christ Jesus, who, being in the form of God, did not consider it robbery to be equal with God, but made Himself of no reputation, taking the form of a bondservant, and coming in the likeness of men.” (Philippians 2:5-7, NKJV) He took on our infirmities…”that it might be fulfilled which was spoken by Isaiah the prophet, saying: “He Himself took our infirmities And bore our sicknesses.”” (Matthew 8:17, NKJV)  As He became our likeness we became His when we received Him in our hearts.  That same character or attitude for caring now resides in a believer’s heart.  In one sense it is as though once we did not care but now we do! We care for the hurting, sick, the lost and one another.  Being a Christian is not just a title but an honor that bears responsibility.  In another sense we are to bear one another’s burdens as Christ bore ours.  He was nailed to a cross…”who Himself bore our sins in His own body on the tree, that we, having died to sins, might live for righteousness— by whose stripes you were healed.” (1 Peter 2:24, NKJV) When He appears we are to be like Him…”Beloved, now…we shall be like Him, for we shall see Him as He is.” (1 John 3:2, NKJV)  This matter of caring begins with relationships being built.  The relationship with the Lord has been solidified through belief, repentance and confession.  He listens to the Christian as supplication our made.  He listens because He cares.  The Christian prays knowing that God will listen.  As you enter into each day have a listening ear.  People have burdens to share and their heart is burdened with pain and troubles.  Just by stopping and listening you could make a difference in the life of another person.  You could build a friendship that would bring someone into the moment of repentance.  By caring and bearing someone’s heart-felt pain you would show Jesus’ love and compassion.  Just ponder for a moment on what He saw from the cross!  He was in His own anguish yet He saw you and the world in pain.  He looked past His own pain to the joy of care. 

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Dennis

Scriptures used in this blog post are from The New King James Version. 1982. Nashville: Thomas Nelson.