Have Mercy | by Life Coaching Speaker Trey Knowles

Have Mercy. If you do not have Mercy for yourself and others you are acting in Malice.

To have Mercy you are showing forgiveness and compassion for mistakes. Without Mercy, you are acting in Malice. 

Malice is the intention or desire to do evil, or ill will to someone or yourself. 

Why do I say if you don’t have Mercy you are acting in Malice?

The reason is because love does not delight in evil and also because Love is kind. 

Speaking evil words and wishing death and ill-treatment towards others or yourself Is delighting in evil. Love does not delight in evil. Love does not count any wrongdoing. 

Why do I say Love does not count any wrongdoing? 

The reason is love is not revengeful.

You cannot have Mercy if you have revenge. Without Mercy there is death.

So question yourself do you have Mercy or do you have Malice? 

But go and learn what this means: Jesus tells us. 'I desire Mercy, not sacrifice.' I have not come to call the righteous, but sinners."Matthew 9:13

Without Mercy, there is death because of Malice. Malice says you must have a sacrificial death because of your differences and mistakes.

Mercy gives life. 

Mercy is giving and receiving. To receive Mercy that person is thankful and willing to listen to correction and walk in favor. 

To give Mercy is showing your love and compassion to forgive, correct, and encourage by producing what is good.

The word of God says in Micah 6:8

He has shown you, O mortal, what is good. And what does the LORD require of you? 

To act justly to love mercy and to walk humbly with your God.

Why do we need to have Mercy? The reason is that God is Merciful. God desires mercy and not sacrifice.

Two things that take our minds off of Mercy;

Competing 

Comparing 

Competing and comparing causes us to lose focus on mercy sometimes in life.

Why do I say that? Most of us are competing trying to establish superiority over others to get ahead in life. When competing sometimes Malice can jump in our hearts without us even realizing it. All we see is the promotion that we want. 

Most of us are always comparing looking for similarities or dissimilarities between ourselves and others. When comparing sometimes Malice can jump in our hearts without us realizing it.

Have Mercy. If you do not have Mercy for yourself and others you are acting in Malice.

Love does not delight in evil, love does not count any wrongdoings, and Love is always kind.

 Have Mercy by Life Coaching Speaker Trey Knowles Truth & Knowledge Episode 14