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