Tuesday, January 15, 2013








WITNESS


1-16-13



MERCY NOT JUDGMENT


Who
Who are you
Who am I
To be passing judgment on someone else
In today’s world

Give mercy
Give compassion
Give someone a free pass
Give someone love
God’s love

Look at the story of Daniel
Did you know
That the name Daniel means
“God is my judge”

Daniel goes public
He confesses his sin
And the sins of God’s people

How can Daniel
Be so sure
God will forgive him
Forgive them

Because Daniel knows
That he has the history of God
On his side

Daniel knows
That our God
Is a God of love and compassion
He has rescued his people
Over and over again

God saved
Daniel’s 3 friends
From the blazing furnace
God saved Daniel himself
From the lion’s den

And in Luke 7
We find Jesus saying,
“Do not judge
Or you too will be judged
For in the same way
That you judge others
You will be judged
And with the measure you use
It will
Be measured against you”

Take Daniel as your model
Give mercy---give love

Take Jesus
As your model
And as your God

Because giving someone else mercy
And not judgment
Is God’s way

Give someone love
Give someone a free pass
And do it TODAY

Robert P. Wallman
3-22-11

Ps       “It does not therefore depend on man’s desire or effort
            But on God’s MERCY”                                                       Romans 9:16

           “Blessed are the merciful
            For they will be shown MERCY”                                        Matthew 5:7

           “Because judgment without mercy
             Will be shown to anyone who has NOT been merciful
             MERCY triumphs over judgment!”                                       James 2:13


WITNESS 1-16-13

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