Mercy…Jesus spoke of it in Matthew 5:7, “Blessed are the merciful, for they will be shown mercy.” In I Peter 1:3, the idea of mercy is taken a little farther, “In His great mercy He has given us new birth into a living hope through the resurrection of Jesus Christ.” Mercy is connected to God’s covenant and the basis of our trust in Him to Salvation. And by showing mercy in this present unredeemed world, we are promised we will receive it in the life to come. But understand this, God’s mercy isn’t a reward we somehow earn, but rather, as we recognize the true height & depth of His mercy towards us, we in turn out of our profound gratefulness, desire to show the same compassion to others. We receive mercy in order to show it to others… plain & simple.
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