Exodus 34:6 says: “And the Lord passed by before him, and proclaimed, The Lord, The Lord God, merciful and gracious, longsuffering, and abundant in goodness and truth…”,
In what ways can you do these in your daily walk with God and with your neighbor: Merciful.
Mercy is showing kindness and compassion, especially to someone who has offended and doesn’t deserve the kindness and compassion.
Why should you be merciful to someone who clearly doesn’t deserve it?
First, consider how great is the mercy that God has shown you. God’s nature is infinitely holy and completely without sin. Every sin we commit is against God’s nature, and therefore against God. Yet, though our sins are a great affront to God, God reaches out to us in mercy, forgives us, and makes us a part of His family, i.e. a child of God. When you deserve punishment, He grants mercy. Your offense against God is so much greater than any person could offend you.
Consider how much you need God’s mercy, and that none can give greater mercy than God.
By being merciful to others, God’s merciful will be abundant to us: “Blessed are the merciful: for they shall obtain mercy.” – Matthew 5:7 :
Your thought now may be something like, “ But they don’t deserve mercy!” “They won’t appreciate mercy.” “They have not even asked for mercy!”
God was merciful to you, even when you don’t deserve it, while you don’t appreciate it, and even when you don’t ask.
“It is of the Lord’s mercies that we are not consumed, because his compassions fail not. They are new every morning: great is thy faithfulness.” – Lamentations 3:22-23.
“while we were yet sinners, Christ died for us” – Romans 5:8
Who do you need to show mercy to? You child? Your parent? Your family member? Your friend? Your co-worker? Your boss?
Ask God to forgive you not being merciful, and ask Him to teach you show to show mercy daily.