When we read the scriptures carefully, we should be overwhelmed by God's mercy. Paul tells the Romans that no matter what they do or how they behave, God will forgive. When Peter asks Jesus how often he must forgive, Jesus tells him not seven times, but seventy times seven times.
Can this response of Jesus be taken literally? If we are made in God's image, then yes, we must forgive as God forgives. In fact, the more evil we encounter, the bigger our hearts must respond with mercy and hope. Of course, we must also hear Jesus tell us, like he told the woman caught in adultery, go and sin no more.
Today, take a long loving look at yourself, admit your faults and wait for God's mercy.
Have you known God's forgiveness in your life in unexpected ways?
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