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Devotional - 26th Nov 2020

 'Be ye therefore merciful, as your Father also is merciful' (Luke 6:36).

As human beings our natural inclination is to judge one another. We tend not to look at our imperfections, but eager to correct others, because we are inherently selfish. Scripture teaches that we should not judge others or the same judgement will be meted out to us. God is our Judge, and if He is merciful, we too should show mercy to those we tend to judge.  Jesus is our example, and we ought to follow Him, walking in the way God desires us to walk. He is merciful and we are admonished to be merciful as our Father in heaven is merciful. That means we should be sympathetic, compassionate, forgiving, be tender- hearted, show empathy towards other; being merciful in the same way our Father has shown mercy to us. We need to truly imitate Christ and allow the Holy Spirit to dwell in us, enabling us to show mercy to others. We will reflect the character of God when we walk in spirit and in truth - being merciful, holy and perfect as our Father is. We cannot show mercy in our own strength. It is only through the power of the indwelling Holy Spirit and living a life in Christ that we are able to be merciful, as our Father in heaven is merciful. We have to truly die to self and submit our will and our life to God, as we allow the Spirit to lead us.  We cannot expect mercy from God, if we never show mercy; in the same way we do not expect to be forgiven if we never forgive others. We can show mercy by forgiving those who cause us harm and distress. We can show mercy by showing loving kindness to others. We must endeavour to do good to all around us - not only some people. Let us not be weary in doing good, but be patient with each other, persevere and show acts of humility, as we seek to be like Christ.

Have a wonderful day🌹🌹

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