Merciful

Day 17 of 30 days of Praying the Name and Attributes of God

But from there you will seek the LORD your God, and you will find Him if you search for Him with all your heart and all your soul. When you are in distress and all these things have come upon you, in the latter days you will return to the LORD your God and listen to His voice. For the LORD your God is a compassionate God; He will not fail you nor destroy you nor forget the covenant with your fathers which He swore to them. Deuteronomy 4:29-31

God is compassionate and merciful. Here in Deuteronomy Moses is reminding the Israelites that God is a jealous God—that they need to remember the Ten Commandments and live according to them. But God has told him that they will serve idols…so he is reminding them to seek God with all their heart and soul. That is what we all need to do—to seek and serve the Lord. And to be merciful to others…like God is to us. Jesus taught that, as it is written in Luke 6:36…be merciful, just as your Father is merciful.  What does mercy look like? Treating others with compassion, understanding, forgiveness, kindness and generosity.

RSVP: Jesus is inviting us today to a table of mercy and compassion. Will you join Him there and share the mercy you receive?

 Prayer~ But You, O Lord, are a God merciful and gracious, slow to anger and abundant in lovingkindness and truth. Psalms 86:15. Help me to be more merciful and compassionate to those around me, like You.

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All scripture quoted from the New American Standard Bible (NASB) unless otherwise noted.