Monday, June 10 The one who does not practice mercy will have his judgment without mercy. Mercy triumphs over judgment.​—Jas. 2:13.

[Dinah Soares]

Monday, June 10

The one who does not practice mercy will have his judgment without mercy. Mercy triumphs over judgment.—Jas. 2:13.

 

Being forgiving shows appreciation. In one parable, Jesus compared Jehovah to a master who canceled an enormous debt that one of his slaves could not repay. Yet, the forgiven slave failed to act mercifully toward a slave who owed him a much smaller amount of money. (Matt. 18:23-35) What was Jesus teaching us? If we truly appreciate Jehovah’s great mercy toward us, we will be moved to forgive others. (Ps. 103:9) The Watchtower expressed it this way years ago: “No matter how many times we forgive our fellow creatures, it could never equal the extent of God’s forgiveness and mercy to us through Christ.” Forgivers will be forgiven. Jehovah shows mercy to those who are merciful. (Matt. 5:7) Jesus made that clear when he taught his disciples how to pray.—Matt. 6:14, 15. w22.06 10 ¶8-9

[Andrey]

Matthew 18:23-35.

 

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He urges us to “let go of anger and abandon rage.” (Ps. 37:8) There is wisdom in following that advice. Harboring resentment can be harmful to our physical and mental health.

 

Our harboring such resentment will not affect the offender any more than our drinking poison would harm the one who offended us. Rather, when we forgive others, we are giving ourselves a gift. (Prov. 11:17)

 

We find peace of mind and heart, and we are able to move ahead in our service to Jehovah.

Edited June 10 by Andrey