Are you generous when it comes to be gracious towards others? Have you been blessed with God's grace and mercy in your own life? What a blessing to know Jesus and that He is forgiving, kind, patient, longsuffering, loving, gentle, merciful, and extremely gracious. Yet, while we are great recipients of grace, we aren’t at times that good at giving grace to others or being glad when others receive God's grace. Maybe we think they don't deserve it or they won't appreciate what they are given.
In John 8:1-11. Not surprisingly, the Pharisees (religious people of that day) are in the "accuse and condemn" mode. It is so easy for Christians to become this way. We can become very cynical – ever watchful to find a flaw in others, a crack in their armor, or some sin and inconsistency. We can become very intolerant and caustic towards each other, but also towards those that don’t know Christ. Christians can get the attitude, "I hope they get what is coming to them."
There is another way to live life. Instead of delighting in accusation and condemnation (like Satan and the Pharisees), we delight in mercy (like God). Micah 7:18 - Who is a God like unto Thee, that pardoneth iniquity, and passeth by the transgression of the remnant of His heritage? He retaineth not His anger forever, because He delighteth in mercy.
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