Mercy that pleases God

SUMMARY: God's love for us is not conditional on our spiritual inventory, and He shows mercy to us even when we don't deserve it. In Jesus' time, the religious leaders forgot to show mercy to the marginalized and poor, and today we must remember to act with mercy towards others. Mercy is not just a concept, but it requires action. We should offer mercy to all, especially those who have not yet met God. God's mercy is eternal, and we should practice mercy as a gift of the Holy Spirit.

God loves us, but the beauty of this statement is that He is not constantly checking the spiritual inventories of His children to condition their love. He is not like a trade inspector who examines our faults and falls to put his mercy into action. Christ made us righteous before God, not because of what we love Him, but because He loved us first and has many more plans for you than you can have for Him. To enforce those plans, He must show mercy in your life. and again, again and again. The new wine will not be denied to your wineskins and even if they age, it will not spill. God is always by your side. He loves justice and the earth is full of his mercy (Psalm 33.5)

In Jesus' time, the religious on duty, attached to the precepts of the Law and obsessed with enforcing it to all equally, forgot in practice to show mercy to the poor and the marginalized of society and justified their obedience to God through the sacrifices in the temple and thus, purge their sins.