For the Love of Us All

WITNESS

5-8-13

JULY 19^th, 2012

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

WITNESS      5-8-13

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