"The Lord is MERCIFUL AND COMPASSIONATE, slow to get angry and filled with unfailing love."
Imitation is the sincerest form of flattery. Would you like to be most like? Who do you want to emulate and learn from? If you said your name instead of "The Lord" in the truth for today how would it sound to you. Are you merciful and compassionate, slow to anger, and filled with unfailing love? This is one of the best ways to assess your walk with the Lord. How much are you listening to His Word and how much are you becoming like Him? What are the attributes of the Lord that we should emulate in increasing measure?
God is merciful and compassionate, are you? When others do things that anger you, how do you react to them? In a heated argument or when you are in conflict with someone, what should you do? If you believe in Christ and are filled with His Love there is only one response and only one answer. You must be the one to be merciful and you are the one to be compassionate and you must be the one to respond with love. If you get angry at the least provocation, or even after repeated incidents, be slow to be the one to find fault. Remember that God is slow to get angry with you even though you give Him provocation. God's love is unfailing and so should yours be. We may not be perfect but we can be righteous and holy.
We should praise the name of the Lord every day. We need to meditate on His glory and splendor. We need to thank Him for his mercy and compassion toward us. What would have happened to us if He had not been merciful? The Lord, however, always keeps His promises and is gracious in all that He does. When we fall He lifts us up. He carries our heavy burdens for us. He forgives and forgets when we sin against Him, if we confess and ask for forgiveness. You must be like the Lord and you must remember that others deserve what you have been given. Be MERCIFUL AND COMPASSIONATE!
