Luke 6 Verse 36 Explained
VERSE OF THE DAY SCRIPTURE “Be ye therefore merciful, as your Father also is merciful.” — Luke 6:36 (KJV) EXPLANATION Luke 6:36 gives us a simple but deeply challenging instruction from Jesus: “Be ye therefore merciful, as your Father also is merciful.” ❤️ At first glance, this verse may seem easy to understand. Jesus is telling us to show mercy to other people because God has shown mercy to us. But when we think about what mercy really means and try to practice it in our everyday lives, we discover that this short verse carries a powerful message about how God wants us to treat others. Mercy means choosing compassion instead of condemnation. It means responding to someone's weakness, failure, mistake, or difficult situation with kindness and understanding rather than immediately judging or punishing them. Jesus did not simply tell His followers to be merciful. He gave them a standard to follow: “as your Father also is merciful.” In other words, our example is...