Gift of Mercy

I have long loved to watch people operate who have the GIFT OF MERCY. These people seem to have a tunnel vision when it comes to lifting the bruised and battered of this world and without any holds barred bring these people to a place of shelter and rest. I have been the receiver of such people over the past few months and it has made me watch them with great intent to see what makes them tick. They have a heart of compassion that swells within them making me wonder how they get their shirts buttoned in the mornings. The old Greek word for compassion in the New Testament means, “Loving from ones bowels” (the seat of ones spirit). The New Testament often records before Jesus did something unique and powerful that He was moved with compassion. We have substituted Mercy and Compassion with the word Empathy which by the way never occurs in the Bible. Read the story of the Good Samaritan and you will conclude that while Empathy stands back and advices and feels sorry for, good old Mercy and Compassion rolls up its sleeves and gets mucked in there. Praise God for the GIFT OF MERCY but more importantly for those who allow it to operate through them.