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Daily Devotion — James 2:13 — Mercy Triumphs Over Judgment
For judgment is without mercy to one who has shown no mercy. Mercy triumphs over judgment. James 2:13 ESV
Mercy triumphs over judgment. What a beautiful thought!
What is mercy?
The dictionary defines it as compassion or forgiveness shown toward someone whom it is within one’s power to punish or harm.
What is judgment?
It is defined as the ability to make considered decisions or come to sensible conclusions.
Someone can see all the evidence and come to a ‘sensible’ conclusion, but instead of giving us what we deserve as payment, we are shown mercy.
Have you ever done something that you know you deserve a punishment, but instead you’ve been shown great mercy?
There are quite a few times in my life that I know without a shadow of a doubt that I was not given the penalties I deserved, by both man and God, but especially by God.
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