Jesus, thank you!

Tuesday, January 31, 2006

Mercy

Matt. 5:7 “Blessed are the merciful, for they shall receive mercy."

I believe it to be impossible for a man, on one hand to remember his great offenses and the great mercy of the Lord, and on the other hand not be merciful toward others. Even a fairly good man, in the eyes of the world, has enough of the human depraved nature within him to merit his eternal punishment. It's not the amount of sins, but the presence of sin that makes us helpless before a holy God. To be sure, every person has done more wicked acts of unrighteousness then they could ever count. James says, all it takes is one small infraction, and you're guilty of the whole law. When a sufficient understanding of the mercy of God grips our hearts, we should certainly be able to have mercy on those who wrong us. How many times do we think that it's okay for the Lord to have mercy on me, but so and so is going to pay for what they did or said. Those who have faith in God to have mercy on them in the last day, will have mercy on people who wrong them this day.

Lord, may I have a greater understanding of the sin you pardoned and the wrath you took for me? Thank you for your Mercy!

In the name of Christ Jesus

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