"I desire mercy, not sacrifice." Unless we experience the sufferings of Christ, we cannot really know His heart. Do we really want to know Him? How many of us take the easy road, the road that we can take by ourselves? The road that doesn't touch us too deeply.
"I desire mercy." Loving kindness. Your heart. Nothing held back. Nothing protected. Do we really stop to think of the mercy that went into the sacrifice? The loving kindness to know another's pain brings mercy. Love. Kindness. Intimacy. The deepest intimacy. You can walk away from sacrifice; you can never walk away from mercy. It becomes a part of you and there is only one way you can learn it, and that is to experience it for yourself. Share in the sufferings of Christ!
Hebrews 2:9-10 1 Peter 4:12-14, 5:9-10 Romans 5:4-5, 8:15-18 2 Cor. 1:3-5
To know you is to share in your life, all of your life, and to rejoice that we can share such intimacy. He has opened His heart to all who will receive it. Love, joy, sufferings. Praise God! To know Him and share in His life. "Pick up your cross daily. Come, follow me." Choice. Psalm 55:22.
In His love, A work in progress.
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