Be merciful, just as your Father also is merciful.
Luke 6:36 HCSB
My heavenly Father is merciful in that when I fail and slip up, He doe not condemn me. Paul highlights this in Romans 8:1: for there is therefore no condemnation for those who are in Chriet Jesus, who walk not after the flesh, but the Spirit.
We could ask the question: how can you be following the Holy Spirit and slip up? We slip up when we take our eyes off the Lord and His ways; then our enemy corners us with noise, and we react badly. Quick repentance saves us and bri gs us back on track. Knowing that a repentant heart is all that is needed, not lengthy penance.
I am grateful for forgiveness. A real act of mercy is forgiving others.
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