Mercy, Who Me?
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’ÄúWhen you're kind to others, you help yourself; when you're cruel to others, you hurt yourself.’Äù Proverbs 11:17
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Joyce Meyer says, ’ÄúLegalism only looks at the what, but mercy always looks at the why behind the what.’Äù Many of us don’Äôt exercise mercy; we’Äôd rather pass judgments based upon what we see in the actions of others, but those who operate in mercy look beyond the actions to what has caused them to act as they do. Jesus said in Matthew 5:7, ’ÄúBlessed are those who show mercy. They will be treated mercifully.’Äù
We aren’Äôt to pass judgment we’Äôre to be kind, show love, and apply mercy to everyone everyday. Expecting others to be perfect and never hurt or disappoint is folly, we, our selves, can’Äôt even avoid doing that. Jesus lived mercifully everyday. He poured it out to everyone and no one was beyond it.
There was no act too unspeakable, no word too cruel, and no attitude too base to keep Jesus from pouring out mercy upon all. Friend or stranger it mattered not everyone qualified for the mercy of heaven. If Jesus the perfect loved beyond the imperfection of others how can we not do the same? 1 Peter 4:8 says, ’ÄúAbove all, love each other warmly, because love covers many sins.’Äù
We may not have been born with a mercy mind-set, but that’Äôs no good excuse at all to continue cutting others into little pieces. If Jesus exampled mercy then it’Äôs time we asked the Lord to give us a mercy mind-set. Think before you pass judgment. Think before you speak. Think before you act. That person before you needs to see the love that covers many sins and it’Äôs up to you. Don’Äôt leave it to another, Jesus didn’Äôt.
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