Blessed are the merciful, for they will be shown mercy. (Matthew 5:7)
Easy to say, "I told you this will happen, if you are not careful." several times to a believer friend or brother/sister in Christ who is at fault and then give him/her a dose of our wisdom several times. Well, it will all come back to us some day if we are not careful.
God is no respecter of persons and if we are merciful to others, God will show us mercy in our time of need.
The good samaritan (Luke 10:30-37) showed mercy and did not chide the fellow who was left half dead by robbers.
The question is whether we can bridle our tongue when we know that someone is in the wrong and needs encouragement and kind words.
Of course we can always behave like the priest & the levite in the story of the good samaritan. (Luke 10:30-37)
We may have theology on our side, but the Lord is searching for mercy in our hearts.
Easy to judge, difficult to show mercy? We must search our hearts again. And may the Holy Spirit help us in that.
Easy to say, "I told you this will happen, if you are not careful." several times to a believer friend or brother/sister in Christ who is at fault and then give him/her a dose of our wisdom several times. Well, it will all come back to us some day if we are not careful.
God is no respecter of persons and if we are merciful to others, God will show us mercy in our time of need.
The good samaritan (Luke 10:30-37) showed mercy and did not chide the fellow who was left half dead by robbers.
The question is whether we can bridle our tongue when we know that someone is in the wrong and needs encouragement and kind words.
Of course we can always behave like the priest & the levite in the story of the good samaritan. (Luke 10:30-37)
We may have theology on our side, but the Lord is searching for mercy in our hearts.
Easy to judge, difficult to show mercy? We must search our hearts again. And may the Holy Spirit help us in that.