MERCY

Mercy-
not getting what you so deserve, and also getting something that you don't deserve;
as in favor, compassion and mercy when judgement could have been given.


                    Meritorious
                    Evidence of
                 a Righteous
                    CHRIST who
        Loves YOU so!


Next time you are tempted to really let somebody have it...remember the MERCY that has already been shown to you and then ask Father what HE would have you do.  Sometimes, the loudest reprimand comes in the form of gentle mercy! 


We don't WANT to do things that  would bring shame to the Name of Christ, and yet we all fall short, we all mess up even if it is in a little thing... and we need His mercy and forgiveness.  So too, our mates, and our friends are not usually purposely trying to mess up... they may just be caught in a spiral that needs Divine intervention.  Our children may be in a stve of acting out and they need correction, but they also need much love!


I have a sign in our guest bathroom that reads: "People need loving the most, when they deserve it the least."  How true!  While we were YET sinners, Christ died for us.  Romans 5:8


If HE did that for us as sinners, HOW MUCH more Love and Grace and MERCY will HE give to us as His children who want to do right and are seeking to change more and more by drawing nearer to Him?  Remember we are told;  For the Word that God speaks is alive and full of power [making it active, operative, energizing, and effective]; it is sharper than any two-edged sword, penetrating to the dividing line of the breath of life (soul) and [the immortal] spirit, and of joints and marrow [of the deepest parts of our nature], exposing and sifting and analyzing and judging the very thoughts and purposes of the heart. Heb.4:12 


Jesus is the WORD made flesh... HE KNOWS our hearts, our thoughts, our motives and intents. So if He is dealing with you about something, be quick to repent and ask Him to help you, to change you and then LET HIM>  Don't frustrate the Grace of God, like our kids sometimes frustrate us when we are trying to help them and they are not listening!  How very patient and kind and long suffering HE is with each of us!  Since HE is still working on me, I think I can extend some mercy while HE is still working on you too!  Amen?

© NEM 12-01-11