Love Mercy

Micah 6:8

He has shown you, O man, what is good;

And what does the Lord require of you

But to do justly, to love mercy,

And to walk humbly with your God?

I was thinking about what it means to DO justice but to LOVE mercy.

Because justice means people get what they deserve, right? And mercy means the opposite.

It's a bit of a conundrum. (Yes, I had to spell-check that word.)

So we come back to WDJD. By which I mean, What DID Jesus Do?

"He That is Without Sin" by Liz Lemon Swindle

(image from evangelicalinthewilderness.blogspot.com)

He forgave. He loved. He never compromised about what was right, but He cared above all for people's hearts.

He was without sin, yet had compassion for the sinner.

So loving mercy means we don't want people to "get what they deserve."
 

1 Thessalonians 5:15

See that no one renders evil for evil to anyone,

but always pursue what is good

both for yourselves and for all.

You get what you get and you don't get upset

What do God and Forrest Gump have in common?

They both have a pithy way of telling us to be content with our circumstances.

"Life is like a box of chocolates; you never know what you're gonna get." Forrest Gump

Ezekiel 2: 8 “But you son of man, hear what I say to you. Do not be rebellious like that rebellious house (of Israel); OPEN YOUR MOUTH AND EAT WHAT I GIVE YOU.”

That's all I have to say about that.
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