“Blessed are the merciful, for they shall obtain mercy.” Mt. 5:7
Until I had come to the end of myself, seen the ugliness of my sin, the futility of my performance, and my utter need for God’s grace; I did not truly understand His mercy.
It’s His grace that shows us favor and gives us faith to believe in Him. It’s His mercy that withholds judgment and punishment. His grace gives me what I do not deserve and His mercy withholds what I do deserve. What an amazing God.
When we’ve come face to face with that kind of love, grace and mercy, then we can be merciful to others. If Jesus changed the world one act of mercy at a time what could one act of mercy times millions of Christians be doing?
I don’t know about you, but I need mercy. So in the spirit of the prayer from day fourteen – it’s in giving that we receive.
Lord, help us to be mindful of the depth and breadth of the mercy you are showing to us on a daily basis. The mercy that nailed you to a cross in our place is still flowing. Let us be a conduit of mercy one act at a time
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