As usual, I am a day behind!  (Or maybe I'm 5 days ahead?!  )

I had a wonderful "revelation" in the Psalms last week and want to share it.

Psalm 25:7

"Remember not the sins of my youth, nor my transgressions:  according to Thy mercy remember Thou me for Thy goodness' sake, O Lord."

In the Jewish Tanakh, it reads:

"Be not mindful of my youthful sins and transgressions; in keeping with Your faithfulness consider what is in my favor, as befits Your goodness, O Lord."

The thing that really struck me this:

If I want the Lord to remember me according to His mercy, to consider what is in my favor......then shouldn't I do the same with others?!

To think of and remember others according to the mercy I want Him to show to me!!!!

Ah, too often it is "one weight for me, and a different weight for you" which the Lord clearly condemns!  (Proverbs 20:10)

We want a lighter "weight" when it comes to judging our actions and intentions, but a heavier one for others!   I liked how Coach Grant Taylor, the character in Facing the Giants, put it when talking to a player, "You can't judge your dad by his actions and yourself by your intentions."   

But too often I fall into that trap!  Oh, Lord, deliver me!

I am going to write out this verse and put it on my mirror.  I need that daily reminder that if I want mercy, I must show mercy.  (Matthew 5:7)

I pray you will show others mercy-- remember them, think of them, with the same mercy you want your Heavenly Father to remember you by, think of you with, and show you.

Grateful for His merciful lovingkindness!