How many times have your heard, "I don't get mad – I get even."?
This seems to be the way many people view the world nowadays. We should be more than thankful that God takes much different view of things.
Although the Bible makes it clear that God is the Great Judge who hates all evil-doing, he is also the God of Mercy, who forgives and accepts people who turn to him.
It's that amazing grace that we sing about in our church.
Mercy is a precious gift to be cherish and practiced.
The word mercy means compassionate or kindly forbearance shown toward an offender, an enemy, or any person in one's power. A second definition is the disposition to be compassionate or forbearing. Another meaning of the word mercy is something that gives evidence of divine favor or a blessing.
Mercy may be hard for us to understand, but with God it's a way of life.
We read in Matthew 5:7," Blessed are the merciful, for they shall obtain mercy."
When we as believers see ourselves as we really are, when we have mourned over our pitiful condition, when we have walked in meekness before God and have hungered and thirsted for his righteousness, then it will produce mercy in us. We will be more merciful, because we recognize how much mercy has been extended to us.
Mercy is something we do, not just something we feel.
Mercy means to help a person in need, to rescue the miserable and to pour out an act of kindness – expecting nothing in return.
Mercy means a sense of pity, plus a desire to relieve the suffering.
Simply saying, "I feel your pain" is not mercy. Mercy is meeting the need, not just feeling it. Real mercy is pity plus action.
Mercy is taking a step forward, sometimes in faith, and doing something – not just thinking or praying about it.
The gospel tells us that some things are excusable and everything is forgivable.
Mercy
If we give no mercy, we can expect none. If we show mercy, we shall—absolutely for sure — obtain mercy.
Be blessed today.
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