0830 白白倾倒我的怜悯
我渴望向那些回转向我的人施行怜悯,我的恩典已使你的灵魂复苏,如今你生命所得的份【恩典】已经满溢。我创造你,是为了让你怜悯有罪的人,恩待不配的人,并善待那些伤害你的人。这些美德都是白白赐给你的;如今,你也要白白地给出去,并要见证它们不断增长。
永远不要忘记你从哪里来,永远不要把我的怜悯视为理所当然。总要记得,唯有我是将你从毁坏中拯救出来的那位。我喜爱得着人的生命,并用我的荣耀更新改变他们。现在,我希望你也这样做,我希望你无论走到哪里,都释放我的同在。当你看见那些人需要你给出你所拥有的东西时,不要忽略我温柔的提醒。不要轻看那些犯错的人,或那些与你不同的人。我不定罪那些转向我的人,我从不拒绝向那些悔改的人给出赦免。当你把我所赐给你的,白白地倾倒给有需要的人时,怜悯就会倍增。
当你显出温柔的怜悯时,你是何等满足!因为温柔的怜悯必将临到你。当你内心纯洁时,你会体验到何等的喜乐!因为那时你的眼睛将被开启,越来越认识神。当你缔造和平时,你是何等有福!因为那时你将被认出是真正的神的儿女。——马太福音 5:7-9
0830 Freely pour out my mercy
I long to be merciful to those who turn to me. My grace has restored your soul, and your life’s portion now overflows. I created you to be merciful to the guilty, gracious to the unworthy, and kind to those who mistreat you. Freely you have been given these virtues; now freely give them away and watch them multiply.
Never forget where you’ve come from. Never take my mercy for granted. Always remember that I alone am the One who has saved you from destruction. I love to take lives and change them with my glory. Now I want you to do the same. I want you to release my presence everywhere you go. Don’t ignore my gentle nudges when you see those who need something you have. Don’t turn your nose up at those who are in error or who are different from you. I don’t condemn the one who turns to me. I never withhold forgiveness from those who repent. Mercy multiplies when you take what I’ve given you and pour it out freely to those in need.
How satisfied you are when you demonstrate tender mercy! For tender mercy will be demonstrated to you. What bliss you experience when your heart is pure! For then your eyes will open to see more and more of God. How blessed you are when you make peace! For then you will be recognized as a true child of God. –MATTHEW 5:7-9