Word of the week: mercy

What does the word "mercy mean?

This word is used hundreds of times in the Bible it is time to dig a little deeper and find what exactly mercy is!

A good way to understand the meaning of mercy is to see how it relates to grace:

1. Mercy--not getting what you do deserve / withheld punishment
2. Mercy is like a judge finding you guilty, but then withholding any punishment. Grace is getting something you could never have imagined. An inexplicable gift. It's like the same judge awarding you $10,000,000.00, after finding you guilty!

Scripture to help you understand the meaning of the Lord's amazing mercy!:

"And you must show mercy to those whose faith is wavering.  Rescue others by snatching them from the flames of judgment. Show mercy to still others, but do so with great caution, hating the sins that contaminate their lives."
Jude 22:23 

"Blessed are the merciful: for they shall obtain mercy."
Matthew 6:7 

"He has showed you, O man, what is good. And what does the LORD require of you? To act justly and to love mercy and to walk humbly with your God."
Micah 6:8

"Speak and act as those who are going to be judged by the law that gives freedom, because judgment without mercy will be shown to anyone who has not been merciful. Mercy triumphs over judgment!"
James 2:12-13

Ex 33:19 (NIV) ..."I will have mercy on whom I will have mercy, and I will have compassion on whom I will have compassion."

Weekly Challenge: So this week I challenge you to have mercy on others like God has mercy on you. Just walk away if someone does something mean or reply with a nice comment that they didn't deserve.