What is mercy? It's interesting how this word came up several times this past weekend. In our Bible study last Saturday, we talked about how a blind man begged Jesus for mercy when he heard him passing by the city streets and this morning, our pastor presented to us a fresh view of Christian service and how it should begin with a plea for mercy. Often times, after being a Christian for a long time we fail to recognize our need for God's mercy. We would sometimes start thinking that God owes us every blessing He's been giving us, forgetting what we were and where we came from. Mercy is granting someone, something he/she doesn't deserve. When Christ died on the cross, he granted us something we didn't deserve, forgiveness of our sins. It's a pity how we can get too complacent that we fail to realize how much we need God's mercy. I think we can only truly serve God when we recognize how much we need His mercy.
The blind man only begged for mercy, but Jesus gave him more than what he asked for...He was healed. The same thing can happen to us if we begin our service to God with a plea for His mercy...He will give us much much more than we can ever ask for.
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