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Being Rich in Mercy

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In many of the Epistles, the Apostles began with the wonderful phrase: “Grace and mercy.” (1 Timothy 1:2)  If God began writing many of His holy Letters to us in this manner, then we should do also in our own correspondence with others in the body of Christ. In the beginning of the Book of Jude we read, “Mercy, peace and love be yours in abundance.” (Jude 1:2) Do we find it easy to wish mercy on others in abundance or are we quick to condemn? One that finds it easy to judge others has lost the perspective that he was shown much mercy from God. For it is by grace and mercy we have been saved by the blood of God’s Son. James 2:13 In the Book of Titus it says: “Not because of righteous things we had done, but because of His mercy.” (Titus 3:5) When we start to look at another’s problems more than our own, we are in a dangerous place in our walk with the Lord. Our Lord Jesus taught a wonderful parable on mercy in Matthew 18. Sadly, it ends with the judging of the wicked servant who