Psalm 136:1 O give thanks to the Lord, for he is good! For his mercy endures for ever.
I was reminded yesterday to have a heart of mercy. In other words to not be judgemental or critical but to try to see the other person through eyes of love, through God's eyes. It's so easy to criticise but we don't know the other person's background, the traumas they've had to deal with or what they're going through at any given time. It's only by the grace and mercy of God that we're not in the same situation.
God has shown me my wrong attitude and He wants to remind us all that just because they may not behave like us or come from the same value system doesn't mean we can't love them. It means they've been raised differently, been taught differently and God asks us to show some understanding and mercy because that's what God does. While we were still sinners Christ died for us! (Romans 5:6)
Thank God He is a good God to us and His mercy is for everyone. We've all received His mercy over and over again so now it's our turn to pass His mercy on to someone else who needs it. It might be a neighbour who may not fit in, it could be the person behind a counter or at work who's grouchy and unreasonable, it could be a family member who's having a tough time at work or school. God wants us to pray for them, not jump on them.
Whoever it is, and whatever they're doing, with God's help we can rise to the challenge to help lift someone else up this week and show some understanding and compassion, to not take offence when they don't behave the way we'd like and let God love them through us.😊 Lord, help us be merciful.
Matthew 5:7 God blesses those who are merciful, for they will be shown mercy.
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