^“Be compassionate, just as your Father is compassionate to you.” Luke 6:36, TLV

Boy, what a battle I had this morning. Was the Holy Spirit wanting me to talk about Luke, believed to be a Gentile doctor who had more than a casual understanding of Biblical Judaism? In fact, some scholars believe it was Luke, not Paul, who wrote the book of Hebrews.

Or, follow Yeshua’s injection of this verse in the middle His sermon on the plain?

The Holy Spirit won, of course. It is, after all, all about Jesus and His Father.

“But love your enemies, and do good, and lend, expecting nothing in return. Then your reward will be great and you will be sons of Elyon [God Most High], for He is kind to the ungrateful and evil ones.” (vs. 35, TLV)

Segregation. It’s a controversial word. It’s about “us” and “them.” But, our Heavenly Father doesn’t see the “us” and “them.” Why? Because the Father is still working His Plan. The Plan His Son knows, but we have only an inkling of. It begins with compassion. Because compassion includes both mercy and grace.

Rather than segregating the “saved” and “unsaved” in our day-to-day life, Jesus is saying be like His Father. Compassionate. Even to those who don’t believe the way we do? Yes. Come on, even those who don’t vote the way we do? Yes.

But why? Because in our Father’s great Plan, He knows those who will come around and become His redeemed children. We don’t. So are we to spread compassion like peanut butter on a slice of bread and trust in a merciful and just GOD? Yes.

Really? Yes.

Shabbat shalom!