036 - Gift of Mercy: what is this? Is it a gift for only ones? How do we fulfill this? (Suggested by Pamelasv)

Gift of Mercy: what is this? Is it a gift for only ones? How do we fulfill this?

 

·        "Having then gifts differing according to the grace that is given to us, whether prophecy, let us prophesy according to the proportion of faith; Or ministry, let us wait on our ministering: or he that teacheth, on teaching; Or he that exhorteth, on exhortation: he that giveth, let him do it with simplicity; he that ruleth, with diligence; he that sheweth mercy, with cheerfulness." (Romans 12.6-8).

 

Certainly the faith, as well as the mercy, are gifts granted by the Eternal One, which we should be receiving from Jesus constantly. Otherwise, we will end up trying to exercise, by ourselves, mercy. Whereas all, without Jesus, are wicked (Isaiah 64.6; Romans 3.9-18), therefore at the end we’ll use of cruelty with individuals (Pv 12.10). 

It is good to remember that mercy is to surrender our lives so that individuals around us can overcome sin in their lives through Jesus and His Word. Mercy means that, instead of us obliging that each one pay for their sins, we have to give our life in order that the salvation that Jesus won for they be fulfilled.

However, mercy must be exercised with joy, i.e., considering as a privilege the fact of suffering reproach for the name of Jesus (Acts 5.40,41). After all, do you want better thing that to prove to everyone that where sin abounded, the grace did much more abound (Rm 5.20).

All the gifts are available to those who believe. The problem is we earnestly search  the best gifts (1 Corinthians 12.31), that is, we place in our lives so that Jesus can manifest them?