Surely Goodness and Mercy Shall Follow Me… To show mercy is to show that you follow God for God shows us great mercy. Do you really want to see the guy next door get his just deserts for his past deeds, then surely you must feel that you too should get yours. Most people will look back on their past and realise that ‘mercy’ is a wonderful thing. Love and Mercy, a wonderful combination that the world needs now.
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Matthew Chapter 5, verse 45:
That ye may be the children of your Father which is in heaven: for he maketh his sun to rise on the evil and on the good, and sendeth rain on the just and on the unjust.
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God shows us mercy because He loves us. We should also duplicate this great compassion in exactness. Can you forgive a person who has repented and done great wrongs? Can you work with this person? Help this person? Guide this person to a better life? If you find this difficult then maybe you need to learn something in your life to make you more understanding to other peoples problems and toxic parenting. I know a Pastor who has a child that was harmed by an adult and years later the person who did this wrong became a Christian and that Pastor and his wife invited this person to their home and had dinner with him. Now it was hard for them at first to do this because of what had happened in the past – but to their great credit they showed love and mercy to the person (as they believe that God shows to them daily) who had wronged their entire family. They came out of that situation the better for their effort.
If God were to show constant punishment on the bad then they would never know what love is. To see the bad constantly in agony will teach them nothing. God’s way is to change them, show them love, charity, mercy and then forgive them for the old ways as all things in their heart slowly but surely become new. Salvation is the key with love and care. Many a great believer has prayed with tears in their eyes for the sinners who need helping.
We tell people to repent and follow the Lord Jesus Christ. We must also follow the Lord Jesus Christ’s example which is obviously to forgive all and bring them peace of mind and peace in life by bringing them to the Lord. And then working with them to help guide and change their life, show them understanding Salvation and being Born Again.
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John Chapter 8, verse 7:
So when they continued asking him, he lifted up himself, and said unto them, He that is without sin among you, let him first cast a stone at her. And again he stooped down, and wrote on the ground. And they which heard it, being convicted by their own conscience, went out one by one, beginning at the eldest, even unto the last: and Jesus was left alone, and the woman standing in the midst. When Jesus had lifted up himself, and saw none but the woman, he said unto her, Woman, where are those thine accusers? hath no man condemned thee? She said, No man, Lord. And Jesus said unto her, Neither do I condemn thee: go, and sin no more.
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Some of the greatest teachers are those who have previously suffered and done wrong and remember what it felt like with deep regret. These people who once enjoyed sin make the greatest teachers against what they did wrong in the past, because they have been there and done that. God, and us, and those in sin, we need these people, repented, converted and new people in Christ. The people who regret deeply are great people indeed because the seed of change is in their hearts. Their past pain reaches out as they help others who were like they were once. They really do care.
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Matthew Chapter 7, verse 1:
Judge not, that ye be not judged. For with what judgment ye judge, ye shall be judged: and with what measure ye mete, it shall be measured to you again. And why beholdest thou the mote that is in thy brother’s eye, but considerest not the beam that is in thine own eye?
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For very evil act God has a way to help us, never forget that. You may not understand it yet, but you will if you keep trying. Forgiveness cleans us of hatred. Giving mercy to others can be hard like forgiving someone who has hurt you. The longer you stick to God’s ways, the more you improve and grow in God instructions then you will find it easier to love, forgive and give mercy to those who have wronged you or others.
Its the negative armour that we put on with a toxic childhood that often causes us to be harsh as adults – some go harsh some suffer greatly with their guilt. Remove that toxic armour of emotional protection and the child of love is within.
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All the best from
James M Sandbrook.
Friday, 19 February 2016, 8:24:09 PM.