MERCY OR CONDEMNATION?
Matthew 12:6-8
“ ‘Yet I say to you that in this place there is One greater than the temple. But if you had known what this means, “I desire mercy and not sacrifice,” you would not have condemned the guiltless. For the Son of Man is Lord even of the Sabbath.’ ”
The Pharisees were wrapped up in their righteousness based on their observance of the Law of Moses. So they condemned anyone who did not live up to their righteousness. When people don’t live up to my expectations based on my sense of righteousness, I find myself condemning them rather than having mercy. Jesus, the One who was greater than the ritual observances of the temple and the Sabbath, lived by the law of mercy. He did not come into this world to condemn the world, but that the world might be saved (John 3:17). If I want to express His presence in my life, I need to live with mercy and compassion rather than condemnation.
TODAY’S PRINCIPLE: Jesus’ way is mercy, not condemnation.
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Have a merciful day. Love you.
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