James 2:13
“For judgment without mercy will be shown to anyone who has not been merciful. Mercy triumphs over judgment.”
As a child, I lay wide-eyed while a well-meaning aunt shared bedtime stories of the world’s end. Instead of sweet dreams, I remember dreams of a terrifying line stretching toward a high, white throne where a stern Judge waited. I spent years dreading that day of “just” reckoning. But life has taught me a different longing.
I don’t want a day of perfect justice; I want a day of perfect mercy. To be a Christian is to realize that the inexcusable in us has already been pardoned. When we extend that same grace to others, the scales tip. Justice may demand a price, but mercy pays the tab. In the end, the gavel falls, not with a crash, but with a whisper: “Blessed are the merciful, for they shall receive mercy.” (Matthew 5:7)
I’m Lonnie Davis, and these are thoughts worth thinking.
Suggested Prayer: Lord, replace my fear of You with a love for Your grace. Help me extend the mercy I desperately need.