Greetings:
Mercy.
“God have mercy on us.”
We've uttered this salutation prayer before, but what is mercy?
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.
Read Matthew 9:9-13 and you will see understand the mercy of God as displayed through the actions of his son, Jesus.
Another example of mercy can be found in the story of the Good Samaritan. This story is told in Luke 10:30-35. A man went down a road, was overtaken by thieves and they left him half dead. Three men walked by and saw him. The priest and the Levite walked by on the other side. The Samaritan saw him and had compassion and cared for him.
In Christ's greatest sermon while standing on the mount he boldly declared in Matthew 5:7, “Blessed are the merciful for they shall receive mercy”.
Today’s culture needs to see a true expression of Gods mercy. So many do not know or simply cannot understand the mercy of God. Let us choose to become that visible expression of mercy to those we come in contact with so that they might accept and know the eternal mercy from God the Father through His son Jesus.
Be blessed.
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