Mercy
Last time I talked about grace, so it seems only reasonable that I should do something about mercy, you can't have one without the other.
Even the worst sinners have been shown mercy, and this mercy is only given to us by God's grace. God is the almighty judge, and judges everything in truth, And the truth is that we are all deserving of severe punishment, and condemnation, but he is also a righteous and merciful judge. God has granted us mercy because He loves us so much! He shows mercy to us and we should do the same for others, it is the whole "Do not judge, and you will not be judged. Do not condemn, and you will not be condemned. Forgive, and you will be forgiven" Luke 6:37.
Even we do not forgive and show mercy to others, even if they are deserving of it, we are not being Godly people, remember the mercy that you were shown, even though you were so undeserving, before you choose to cast judgment on someone else.
If we do not show mercy to others, it holds us back from a true relationship with our Lord and Saviour, we are not fit to cast judgement on others, so do not even bother going down that road. Forgive, forget and move on. We are meant to be an example to others, and show them how God wants them to live, if you can't show mercy in even the smallest of things, you are not being a good example.
And believe me, it is not easy, at all. In fact most times it is fight to do it, but you have to choose to do it on a daily basis, you have to choose to show mercy every moment you get, you have to fight the human urge to not show it, and not forget it. If you succeed though, you will find yourself growing closer to God, and you will find it easier every time to show people mercy.
I am going to leave you with one more Bible passage, read it, repeat it and remember it:
Psalm 136:
O give thanks unto the LORD; for he is good: for his mercy endureth for ever.
O give thanks unto the God of gods: for his mercy endureth for ever.
O give thanks to the Lord of lords: for his mercy endureth for ever.
To him who alone doeth great wonders: for his mercy endureth for ever.
To him that by wisdom made the heavens: for his mercy endureth for ever.
To him that stretched out the earth above the waters: for his mercy endureth for ever.
To him that made great lights: for his mercy endureth for ever:
The sun to rule by day: for his mercy endureth for ever:
The moon and stars to rule by night: for his mercy endureth for ever.
To him that smote Egypt in their firstborn: for his mercy endureth for ever:
And brought out Israel from among them: for his mercy endureth for ever:
With a strong hand, and with a stretched out arm: for his mercy endureth for ever.
To him which divided the Red sea into parts: for his mercy endureth for ever:
And made Israel to pass through the midst of it: for his mercy endureth for ever:
But overthrew Pharaoh and his host in the Red sea: for his mercy endureth for ever.
To him which led his people through the wilderness: for his mercy endureth for ever.
To him which smote great kings: for his mercy endureth for ever:
And slew famous kings: for his mercy endureth for ever:
Sihon king of the Amorites: for his mercy endureth for ever:
And Og the king of Bashan: for his mercy endureth for ever:
And gave their land for an heritage: for his mercy endureth for ever:
Even an heritage unto Israel his servant: for his mercy endureth for ever.
Who remembered us in our low estate: for his mercy endureth for ever:
And hath redeemed us from our enemies: for his mercy endureth for ever.
Who giveth food to all flesh: for his mercy endureth for ever.
O give thanks unto the God of heaven: for his mercy endureth for ever.
God bless and keep the faith!
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