Love... Is Merciful

Be merciful, even as your Father is merciful.

Luke 6:36 (ESV)

For judgment is without mercy to one who has shown no mercy. Mercy triumphs over judgment.

James 2:13 (ESV)

Blessed are the merciful, for they shall receive mercy.

Matthew 5:7 (ESV)

As an old song goes...“Love and marriage go together like a horse and carriage.” Therein, consider an analogy.

  • If love is the white horse Jesus rides,

  • If mercy is the carriage that holds us,

  • If we’re moving on wheels of forgiveness…

  • Through this life– into our Father’s Arms…

  • But without mercy, we’re flat on our backs, headed down into a pit of hellfire!

What’s more merciful than a connecting, uplifting, pushing-through-the-darkness love?

  • Not a “sometimes” love that’s based on feelings, or “bends with the remover to remove,” *

  • But an always love that’s rooted in God: a love choosing to see the best in us!

  • Not in the ashes of our worst moments, but in the beauty of our noblest acts!

  • Not as a judge, pronouncing us guilty, but as a lifeline, knowing Christ saved us!

Actors, models, and talent for Christ:

Stand in the gap between saints and sinners: a gap widened by a judgmental church, a gap denounced by a merciful God.

You’re the link, the hope, and their connection– reaching out to His lost and lonely sheep, whose eyes are fixed on entertaining screens,
s-e-a-r-c-h-i-n-g for love and somewhere to belong.

See them as God does, through eyes of mercy!

Love… Is Mercy (Part 53)

* William Shakespeare, Sonnet 116

NOTE: God is my Ghostwriter. If what I write is good, it’s from God! We’re all called to be actors (action stars) for Jesus. We’re all called to be models of Jesus. We all have gifts, talents, and a commission to multiply them in the world for His glory.

P.S. NO DEVOTION, PREACHER, or SERMON… can begin to replace personal time in the Bible. I wholeheartedly and clear-headedly recommend DAILY BIBLE READING.

WARNING: Don’t focus on your favorite verses, because taken out of context, they’re often misinterpreted. I plead with you to READ AT LEAST 1 BIBLE CHAPTER DAILY. How long does it take? An average of 5 to 10 minutes!

Carey Arban