We hear this a lot: One TV ad says, “Call today or go online for your free sample. You are under no obligation.” The viewer is enticed to order a free 10-day supply of a magical treatment that will help you lose weight, grow hair, or increase your memory. By calling or going to their […]
Have Mercy. Receive Mercy.
We all want God’s mercy. We all need God’s mercy. Mercy has been described as “God withholding from me what I truly deserve.” In the Bible, mercy is tightly interwoven with other disciplines such as grace, forgiveness and reconciliation. When I read the words of Jesus, “Blessed are the merciful, for they shall receive mercy.” […]
Transformed to Reconciliation
Paul writes in 2 Corinthians 5:17-19 that we are new creatures in Christ. The old person has passed away or died. The new has come. And because He reconciled us to Himself through Jesus, He has commissioned us with the ministry of reconciliation. What should we disciples do with this ministry of reconciliation? Among the […]