No Mercy?

It is hard for us who have been shown mercy to believe there are people who show no mercy. I don’t mean to say that they never show any mercy, but they pick and choose when and to whom they will show mercy.

When someone is offended by someone, becomes angry with someone for whatever reason, instead of “remembering mercy,” they often get vindictive, hard, malicious.

This is in their reasoning how they show their disapproval, when they have been offended, or someone has done something they don’t agree with.

For reasons only known to them, they feel like they are wise and this is the way to “get even” with the soul who was unfortunate enough to have crossed them, or did something that didn’t meet their approval.

What if our God treated us this way when we acted contrary to His word and will? What if our Lord Jesus Christ “showed no mercy”, and manifested an angry, vindictive, hard, and cold attitude toward us when we displeased Him? What if He had the attitude “I will show them”?

But blessed be His name, He is not like us. He is the “Father of mercies, the God of all comfort” [II CORINTHIANS 1: 3]. …

The Prophet prayed, “In wrath remember mercy” [HABAKKUK 3:2]. If you are ever offended or angry with someone, “in your wrath remember mercy” and “Be ye therefore merciful, as your Father also is merciful” [LUKE 6:36].

Here are four searching questions.

1.  If God treated you the same as you treated others, what would your condition be?

2.  If God forgave you in the measure of your forgiveness to others, would all your sins be gone?

3.  If God accepted you the same as you accepted others, would you be accepted before His throne?

4.  If God judged you by the same standard you judge others, would you be justified?

– Gospel report by preacher Don Bell