Mercy

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Mercy can be a difficult topic to tackle; yet I find it’s one of the most desirable gifts Christians seek. To show mercy is an awesome experience but to receive mercy is not always easy. Sometimes people misunderstand those who show mercy. Those who show mercy often don’t even realise that’s what they are demonstrating.

To show mercy is to show forgiveness, compassion, kindness, pity, understanding… even leniency. When explained this way, I can see how people have shown mercy toward me and how I have shown mercy to others. I also understand how we can misinterpret another’s acts of mercy. Have we become unaccepting of another’s gifts? Do we feel complacent with our circumstances or those of others?

Jesus showed mercy/ compassion and He has instructed us to show mercy. Shouldn’t we also accept mercy from those He has instructed to show mercy?

Exodus 33:19 says: “And he said, I will make all my goodness pass before thee, and I will proclaim the name of the LORD before thee; and will be gracious to whom I will be gracious, and will shew mercy on whom I will shew mercy.”

Isaiah 30:18 says: “And therefore will the LORD wait, that he may be gracious unto you, and therefore will he be exalted, that he may have mercy upon you: for the LORD is a God of judgment: blessed are all they that wait for him.”

Where and when was mercy shown to you in the past month?

When was the last time you showed mercy to another?

Father, help us to show mercy to others no matter the situation. Teach us to be compassionate and live our lives as you would. Also, help us to remember that when others show mercy to us so we do not reject them, because the mercy they show is the mercy you would have them give as you would have us to give. Amen

 
© Chrissy Siggee 2012

Scripture Verses used are from the King James Version of the Bible

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26 thoughts on “Mercy”

  1. We should be loving and merciful to one another. Our Lord’s mercy is divine. In honor and glory to our Lord, may we become worthy of his sacrifice for our salvation.

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  6. Wow! Such probing questions. Mercy is in short supply these days in the human realm but God shows me mercy several times a day as I fall in word and deed constantly. I am trying to show mercy by not saying so much of what is on my heart (for those unkind thoughts God is showing me mercy). In the midst of so much divisiveness I am also trying to be a voice of affirmation as well as truth.

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    • Yes, mercy is something we often don’t think about. We need to learn mercy but if others reject it, especially other Christians, what is the point? From my experiences, we need to give and receive.

      Blessings to you today.

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