“For judgment is without mercy to the one who has shown no mercy. Mercy triumphs over judgment.”
James 2:13 NKJV
Oh mercy! Will we ever truly grasp His importance? Do we even have an inkling of the magnitude of His nature?
I started to write "its" but this descriptive word is the very character and nature of God! He IS mercy. He doesn't just extend; He IS; the same as I Am! Just like Goodness, Love, Grace, Patience; He IS the embodiment of Mercy!
We don't think much about mercy, unless we are in need of Him. We cry out for Mercy in our darkness. As the waves come crashing over us, our voice choking; gasps for Mercy to extend His hand to pull us up! And He does, without fail! He is trustworthy!
“Hear, O LORD, when I cry with my voice! Have mercy also upon me, and answer me.” Psalms 27:7 NKJV
Even when everyone we love has failed us - Mercy is there!
“When my father and my mother forsake me, Then the LORD will take care of me.” Psalms 27:10 NKJV
One thing we must learn, though, is to give mercy, for He is not our nature!
He does not come naturally to us, though we are prone as parents to extend mercy to our children; a gift to us from God, as an example of His mercy to us! How else would we know?
Forgiveness and Mercy walk hand in hand! When someone hurts and disappoints you, out of obedience to God, we must forgive. We have no choice. We want forgiveness we MUST forgive. (Matthew 6:14-15)
The same with Mercy!
“For with what judgment you judge, you will be judged; and with the measure you use, it will be measured back to you.” Matthew 7:2 NKJV
“Blessed are the merciful, For they shall obtain mercy.” Matthew 5:7 NKJV
In the thick of life; when the enemy is filling your mind with all of his lies, it's the still small voice that breaks through the chaos and says "give Mercy!" Wow! Saneness returns and love flows through the darkness, bathing everything in glorious light! Peace be still!
“Mercy and truth have met together; Righteousness and peace have kissed.” Psalms 85:10 NKJV
Father, I repent of entertaining the thoughts of the enemy. Thank You for the whisper in the darkness. Thank You LORD for Your Mercy!
Even so - MARANATHA!
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