"Be merciful, just as your Father also is merciful." Luke 6:36

"God blesses those who are merciful, for they will be shown mercy." Matthew 5:7 

I really messed up this past week. No excuses, I was just flat disrespectful to those in authority over me . I was blessed though that those I hurt were merciful to me and forgave me. Being Spirit-controlled, they had the inner power to love me and demonstrate mercy towards me just as God does for them.

God's mercy is eternal and unchanging. His mercy is "from everlasting to everlasting" (Psalm 103:17) in the same way that God himself is from everlasting to everlasting. His mercies don't cease or fail, because they are new every morning (Lam. 3): constantly fresh and perfect and never fading with age. His mercy endures forever.

I am so blessed to be surrounded by such Godly men and women who live out their faith.