Being pure to meet God

When we want to meet God, to have Him in our midst, we should try to be as pure as possible. In us, there may be no hatred towards others, but rather the will to show love to as many people as possible.

As God has compassion for us, we should have compassion for others. As a matter of fact, we have the need to get God’s compassion and forgiveness.

The point we must grasp is that all need God to show mercy to them – and we are most unwise to question the morality of God as to where He shows mercy and where He does not! Let us meditate on what he causes to happen

“in order to make known the riches of his glory for vessels of mercy” (Romans 9:23).

God “has mercy on whomever he wills” (Romans 9:18).

It is not always easy to understand how God works. And sometimes we do get the feeling that He is not showing us mercy at a particular time, or as if He is abandoning us for a while.

Still, we need to be patient and show trust in God. Be that as it may, we must show to others that we have full trust in God and want to share His love with others as He and His son share love with us.

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Preceding

• Expressed love

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Additional reading

1. One rotten beam can make a whole house collapse
2. Abhor evil. Adhere to goodness
3. The Bible her revealing concerning God
4. Jehovah, a God merciful and compassionate
5. Al-Fatiha [The Opening] Süra 1:1-7 Help from God our Maker
6. Being comforted by the Most High and His family
7. Taught by God to love one another
8. Looking for True Spirituality 5 Fruitage of the Spirit
9. A man who cannot forgive others
10. Ableness to forgive those who wronged us
11. Matthew 18:23-35 – The Nazarene’s Commentary: The Kingdom and Forgiveness
12. Matthew 23:23-24 – The Nazarene’s Commentary: Woe 4: A Disregard for Justice and Mercy
13. Luke 6 – The Nazarene’s Commentary: Luke 6:27-36 – How to Love Your Enemies
14. The high calling of God in Christ Jesus
15. Clothe yourselves with compassion, kindness, humility, gentleness and patience
16. Compassion and Discipline
17. Be kinder than necessary
18. The ultimate measure of a man is not where he stands
19. Be holy
20. Light and Salt – Parables of Influence
21. Solitude
22. When discouraged facing opposition
23. Do not be daunted by the enormity of the world’s grief
24. From Despair to Victory
25. Suffering produces perseverance
26. If you want to go far in life
27. Foundation to go the distance
28. Our position against those around us
29. Be kinder than necessary
30. The soul has no rainbow if the eyes have no tears
31. What are friends and friendship
32. Wishing to do the will of God
33. When having found faith through the study of the Bible we do need to do works of faith
34. A Living Faith #5 Perseverance
35. Courage is fear that has said its prayers
36. Church sent into the world
37. Today’s thought “Crisis among believers” (December 20)