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.