Mercy!

A most familiar portion of scripture from John 3: 16 says, "For God so loved the world, that he gave his only begotten Son, that whosoever believeth in him should not perish, but have everlasting life." God gave his Son to give us undeserved mercy, that is if we believe in him. I'm thankful for God's wonderful mercy for we all need it. It is important that we grasp this mercy issue. Everyone of us deserve to die for we all have sinned and come short of the glory of God. In Matthew 5: 7 it says, "Blessed are the merciful: for they shall obtain mercy." The next time we are tempted to sit in judgment on someone, let's remember to show mercy. I have heard many of us at times speak of one of our fellow sojourners in a less than merciful way. We will all need mercy extended to us many times in our lives so it is important to give mercy to others. Oh by the way, mercy means extending compassion to an offender. May God continue to have mercy on us all.