Debbie's Bible Nuggets
“Be ye Mercifulâ€
This past week the scripture I've been most thankful for is
Lamentations 3:22-23
“It is of the Lord's mercies that we are not consumed because his compassions fail not. They are new every morning great is thy faithfulness.â€
There's been a lot of stuff going on and I've seen inside of me a whole lot of ugliness. I have handled things lacking kindness, short tempered, and saying things I wish I could take back.
I have learned during these times the importance of quickly confessing and repenting to God and to the one I've hurt.
I prayed the Lord would give me a scripture to help me through. He gave me Psalm 117:2
“For his merciful kindness is great toward us; and the truth of the Lord endureth for ever. Praise ye the Lord.â€
The first thing that jumped out at me is “the truth of the Lord endureth for ever†His character, His personality, His love never changes.
The second part is “merciful kindnessâ€.... compassionate treatment of those in distress when it is within one's power to punish or harm them.
I firmly believe we cannot give to others what we have not received ourselves or what we don't fully understand.
I really believe the Lord led me to that scripture in Psalm 117 to show me in spite of how awful I was being He did not change his love for me and he showed me mercy.
This did not mean all was ok with my attitude.
Luke 6:36
“Be ye therefore merciful as your Father also is merciful.â€
Now it was my turn to extend what I had received… Mercy. I would love to say all my feelings instantly changed and that I handled everything perfectly… I did not. I did however take that next step and apologize.
These last few months have very much felt like a time of bringing to the surface things in my life that have yet become what the Lord wants them to be.
Job 23:10
“But he knoweth the way that I take. When he hath tried me I shall come forth as gold.â€
This process is not fun, it's been quite painful at times. I've had some successes and some failures through it. But I no longer run and hide ashamed… I no longer avoid taking it to the Lord even when it's the 10th failure within 5 minutes.
Hebrews 4:16
“Let us therefore come boldly unto the throne of grace, that we may obtain mercy, and find grace to help in time of need.â€
When I'm not who I should be He changes not… He welcomes me back and shows me mercy.
Micah 6:8
“He hath shewed thee O man what is good; and what doth the Lord require of thee, but to do justly, and to love mercy, and to walk humbly with thy God.â€
Matthew 5:7
“Blessed are the merciful for they shall obtain mercy.â€
He shows His mercy toward us so we in turn will be merciful.
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