---MERCY ~~

--[Please Read/ Matthew 18:21-35]

---"Then the lord of that servant was moved with compassion, and loosed him, and forgave him the debt." --[Matthew 18:27]

What is mercy? W have all experienced mercy sometime in our life. My heart goes out to those who have suffered unmerciful treatment.

Returning good for evil is one way to show mercy. How can we do this? Romans 12:20 says, "If thine enemy hunger, feed him, if he thirst, give him drink; for in so doing thou shalt heap coals of fire on his head." By doing deeds of kindness to our enemies instead of making them suffer for their wrongs against us, we are showing mercy. So mercy is much the same as kindness.

Are we merciful in our business dealings? Do we know of someone who has a heavy financial load and could really use a break? If he is indebted to us. why not ease his load? Personally, this is a hard thing to get myself to do, but I really have no excuse. The Lord forgave our spiritual debt. Let's be merciful if someone can't pay monetary debt, as the "lord" was in today's Bible reading. What would Jesus do?

In the church, how do we respond if a brother mistreats us? How should we respond? Do we lash out in anger and see to it that he gets his just dues? Or do we turn the other cheek as Jesus taught and show mercy? This will go a long way to improve relationships. Mercy has always been important and always will be. Human nature can make it difficult to be merciful, but that gives nobody any excuse. If we are living for Christ, we will be merciful.
--"'Blessed are the merciful, for they shall obtain mercy" (Matthew 5:7)" --
--BSW/TY