James 2:13 “…because judgment without mercy will be shown to anyone who has not been merciful. Mercy triumphs over judgment.”
Sweet Lord! What a horrifying thought to have judgment without mercy! Your mercy means so very much to me every moment of every single day! Without Your mercy in my life, I don’t even want to think about where I might be today.
Lord, immediately I am reminded of the story You told to Peter in Matthew 18:23-35 about the servant who was forgiven an insurmountable debt and the king forgave him. Then he went out and found a fellow servant who owed him a pittance and began choking him demanding that he pay and when the servant plead the same words to him as he had plead to the king, he denied mercy and threw him into prison until he could pay. When the king was informed of this he had the wicked servant brought in and then showed him judgment without mercy.
Lord, my debt to You over these 36 years has been so huge, but You have forgiven in its entirety…how can I withhold mercy from others? Please help me to always be merciful!
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