“Should you not also have had mercy on your fellow slave, in the same way that I had mercy on you?’” (Matthew 18:33)
Will you not treat others as you are treated? Are others beneath your dignity? How we treat others reflects whether we have love within us. Our salvation is based upon coming into the loving relationship of Trinity and then reflecting that love from deep within us to those around us. If we do not have love, we are just so much “sounding brass or a clanging cymbal.” We do need to learn how to have mercy upon others as the Lord has had mercy upon us.
Lord, You know where my heart has those secret places where I am nowhere near being like Jesus. Continue to work deep within me to remove my selfish desires where I do not love others as You love me. In my heart, I know it does no good to win prizes or gain advantages, for You have called me into a life that loves You above all things. Teach me how to love my neighbor as I love myself.
Lord Jesus, I hear these words and I may understand them with my mind, but my heart is often far away. Bring all of me into Your presence and lead me in Your goodness to realize that You will not stop helping me until I am filled with love as You are. Take me from where I am to where I need to be. Keep me on the way You know I need to go. Guide me always on the narrow way of everlasting life, dear Savior. Amen.
Amen
I am so glad I signed up for daily devotions sent to me by CORE. Is the author, Jeffary Greene, of the recent devotions the one who was so involved with Word Alone? My husband, Pastor Norman Olsen who died a year ago was very involved with Word Alone as was his brother, Pastor Donald Olsen, also deceased. Thank you, Ramona Olsen