"Blessed are the merciful: for they will be shown mercy." Matthew 5:7
You know what's annoying?
All the times that God's gifts are contingent on our actions. I'm sure we'll get to more of them, but we start here, with mercy.
Who is shown mercy? Those who show mercy. The way we act is the way that we are acted upon. Friends, that is a very scary proposition. Just ask yourselves how often do you show mercy, how often are you merciful? Conversely, how often do you hold grudges, how often, a la Garth Brooks, do you bury the hatchet but leave the handle sticking out?
If I were to look only at my marital relationship I could easily point out at least as many times as I have been unmerciful as I have shown mercy, and that's just one relationship with the one person I have chosen to spend my life with. Most others have much less attachment to me, thus I am less concerned with how much mercy I show them.
That is not good.
+ If God only shows you how much mercy you show, how much will there be?
+ How does the contingent verses make you view God and God's love differently? Do they?
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