Please
read Genesis 45: 1-11 & Genesis 50:15-21
When we
read the Bible, we encounter characters that show mercy to others. The
Samaritan (Luke 10:30-35) is one. Abraham rescuing Lot (Genesis 14:13-16) is
another example. Can you think of others?
I believe
Joseph, son of Jacob, is a great model of mercy. Joseph’s own brothers hurt him
and he suffers, but God blesses him, and Joseph becomes the second most
powerful man in Egypt (Genesis 41:39-40). When his 10 brothers come to him,
Joseph had all the power to punish, hurt, imprison or even kill them for what
they did to him. He had all the power and the choice to hurt them back. But Joseph,
beloved by God, remembers what God has done to him and he extends mercy to his
brothers.
Dear
brother and sister and Christ, can you think not only of merciful acts of Bible
characters but also of people who showed you mercy when you desperately needed
it? If so, thank God and go do likewise.
Dear God, in your grace, you have
given me the Bible to teach how your Son and other people show mercy to others.
Many times I forget your mercy to me through Jesus, and I also forget how you
showed mercy to me through my fellow man. Please forgive me and create in me a thankful, forgiving, and merciful heart. In Jesus' name. Amen.
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