Proverbs 28:13 (NIV) - Whoever conceals their sins does not prosper, but the one who confesses and renounces them finds mercy.
God's loving mercy is amazing. The fact that He gives us so much that we don't deserve and sent His Son to redeem us from getting what we do deserve is mind boggling.
Micah 6:8 says, "He has shown you, O mortal, what is good. And what does the Lord require of you? To act justly and to love mercy and to walk humbly with your God." Everyone wants to focus on the first part--acting justly and loving mercy--but neglect the second, and most important part of the passage. We must walk humbly with our God, which includes receiving his mercy in order to know what true mercy is, and extend it to others. Without the humility of walking with God, we try to determine what mercy is and who should receive it, which leaves a lot of people caught in the cracks and in need of God's love.
"From
everyone who has been given much, much will be demanded; and from the
one who has been entrusted with much, much more will be asked" (Luke 12:48).
God's love and mercy is so mind boggling. I'm so grateful that it's freely given x fmf #2
ReplyDeleteLove it! We named our firstborn Micah (now 18) and when the doctor asked his name, he smiled when we told him. THEN he quoted the entire verse Micah 6:8 right there in the hospital room!! It's been my son's verse ever since...
ReplyDeleteI love this Shannon! Especially the reminder that on our own we pick and choose who we show mercy to and “leave a lot of people caught in the cracks”. Your words are an important message for us all!
ReplyDeleteThanks, Cindy.
DeleteThis is so good. Thanks for sharing.
ReplyDeleteSandy from #26
Thank you for reading. :)
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