BACK TO THE FUTURE!

Is mercy a thing of the past?

Have you ever set back and wondered why people today are so hard and unforgvining? It is crazy how "Sue Happy" people are. How people become so angry and bitter over the smallest of things. This happens without even thought.

IS IT BECAUSE MERCY IS A THING OF THE PAST?

I feel the exact opposite is true in todays society! We are living in the future. Living in the freedom of MERCY, and forgetting OUR MERCY IN THE PAST!

We have GREAT LIVES living in the blessing of the Lord. We love our new lifestyles as christians! We love the peace of the Lord. We love forgiveness! We love our happy homes. We love our freedom!

We fail to realize that without Mercy in our past, none of this today is possible. IN FACT WE HAVE NO FUTURE!

{So speak ye, and so do, as they that shall be judged by the law of liberty. For he shall have judgment without mercy, that hath shewed no mercy; and mercy rejoiceth against judgment. (James 2:12, 13 KJV)}

If God did not have mercy on you:
-You WOULD be sick without a hope of a cure

-You WOULD NOT be at your home with your family.... YOU WOULD BE LOCKED UP FOR YOUR CRIME!

-You WOULD BE chained to the rotting carcass of sin and guilt.

But THANK GOD, HE GAVE YOU MERCY IN THE PAST.

In 1985, the movie "BACK TO THE FUTURE" hit the big screen. A teenage boy went back in time to when his mom and dad where in school. He walked with them and interacted. But it was not long till he did some things that would have messed up the future. So the rest of the movie was him getting back to the future!

It was a hit! People loved the idea of going back to the past and then going to the future.

But lets go back to your past and remove mercy. Think about that. Things were messed up! Then lets journey back to where you are living now. THANK GOD FOR HIS MERCY!

So today I ask you daily to have a "Back to the Future" experience.

Before we are so rude and unforgiving to others, we need to remember the mercy we have recieved. The mistakes we made and did not have to suffer for.

Remember, your actions are not influenced by you being Christian....
But Your actions are what make you Christian-----Christlike!

{Be ye therefore merciful, as your Father also is merciful. Judge not, and ye shall not be judged: condemn not, and ye shall not be condemned: forgive, and ye shall be forgiven: (Luke 6:36, 37 KJV)}