"The Lord is MERCIFUL AND COMPASSIONATE, slow to get angry and filled with unfailing love."
Without the One Truth Today we would all be lost in our sin! The Lord has unconditional love
for us all! If imitation is the sincerest form of flattery, who would you most like to emulate and be like? If we placed your name in place of the Lord in the above scripture, how would it sound to you and how true would it be? Are you MERCIFUL AND COMPASSIONATE? Are you slow to get angry, and are you filled with unfailing Love? This is one of the best ways to assess your walk with the Lord. Are you a doer of the Word or only a listener? How much have you become like Him and are His attributes increasing in measure in your life?
God is merciful and compassionate, are you? When others do things that anger you, how do you react to them? In an argument of conflict with someone, how do you react? If you are filled with the Love of Jesus Christ there should be only one way to react and one response. You must be the one to be merciful, and you are the one to have compassion on them and then respond with Love. If you find yourself getting angry at the least provocation and it happens repeatedly, you need to assess yourself! You need to become slow to get angry or find fault with others. Remember that even though you gave the Lord plenty of reason to be angry with you, and find fault with you, the Lord was MERCIFUL AND COMPASSIONATE!
This is just one of the reasons that we should praise the name of the Lord Jesus Christ every day! We need to meditate on His Mercy and His Compassion and His glory and splendor. We need to thank Him every day that He forgives us our sins and Saves us for eternal life. What would have happened to us if He had not had unfailing and unconditional love? The Lord always keeps His promises and His Word. He forgives and forgets when we sin against Him and He expects us to become like Him and forgive and forget when others sin against us. You must be like the Lord, MERCIFUL AND COMPASSIONATE! Be slow to get angry and fill your heart with unfailing Love.
