3 Steps to Being a KINGDOM BUILDER in Your Life Today - Part 1Sýnishorn

The guide word “NICER” outlines how to live as a Christian in all aspects of daily life, at home, around town, and at work.

Today, we look at the letter “C,” which reminds us to be “Compassionate in relationships” in all situations. For this, we look to Jesus's life during his work on earth.

But, before we dive in, let’s get a slightly different perspective on Jesus’ life versus how we normally think of it – describing it as the startup of a new venture. Like many new startups, even today, it had some pretty serious constraints and a big objective:

• Objective-- Develop a new culture / launch a new product, and set it up for lasting global success.
• Team-- Find and educate them yourself.
• Schedule-- Finish the job in 3 years.
• Budget-- No money.
• Facilities– “Company facilities” (synagogues) are available, but not the support of existing staff (priests, Levites, etc.), who will actually see this new project as a threat.

Wow! I bet you hadn’t looked at Jesus’s earthly assignment to do His Father’s business like that before. Put this way, it’s quite a challenge, even for the Son of God!

So Jesus has more than his hands full with this challenging startup assignment. Now, let’s catch up with him as he’s out working on this in Matthew chapter 9.

Here, we find Jesus amid his travels from town to town to preach the good news and heal the sick. He’s on a massive 3-year road trip to change how people see religion and their relationship with God.

A non-stop road trip with so much to do…

But then check Matthew 9:36 – “When he saw the crowds, he had compassion on them...”

Similarly, when Jesus comes across a funeral procession of people he has never met in his travels, we again hear about his compassion: “When the Lord saw her, his heart went out to her…” (Luke 7:11-13).

As the sole leader of this demanding startup venture, Jesus was busy and pressed for time, yet he still made time to be compassionate. You may also have a busy schedule with demands at home, work, and elsewhere, but even so, you are still called to be “Compassionate in relationships.”

Think about your work. Often, you may be so busy trying to get your work done that you can’t find time to care for and show compassion to your fellow employees.

Or how about around town… where you’re trying to get the groceries bought, the car refueled, kids dropped off & picked up – all before dinner! How can you find time to help that person in need?

But as a Christ-follower, you’re called to be like Jesus, aren’t you?

So, even if you’re busy or behind schedule, you always need to be on the lookout for the opportunity to exercise compassion, just like Jesus did. Even a brief moment here or a kind word there is enough to get started.

Then watch how God can use you for His glory, in all aspects of your life!