Wednesday, September 18

Because of Jehovah’s compassion for him,
. . . they brought him out and stationed him outside the city.

—Gen. 19:16.

Does not that incident in Lot’s life demonstrate that Jehovah is fully aware of the difficult situations in which his faithful people sometimes find themselves?

(Isa. 63:7-9; Jas. 5:11, ftn.; 2 Pet. 2:9)

He has also taught his people the need to display compassion. Consider the law given to Israel regarding the seizing of a man’s garment as security for a loan. (Ex. 22:26, 27)

A hard-hearted lender might have been tempted to seize the debtor’s garment, leaving him without a covering in which to sleep. Yet, Jehovah taught his people to avoid such an unfeeling attitude and course. His people were to be compassionate.

Does not the principle reflected in that particular law move us to action? Would we want to leave our brothers out in the cold, so to speak, if there is something that we can do to relieve their suffering?—Col. 3:12;Jas. 2:15, 16; 1 John 3:17.

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