John 8:4-5,7 – Do the guilty get stoned?
Here is the revelation that is shaping my life today – what do we do with the guilty, stone or restore? Is punishment restorative? What is God like with the guilty?
John 8:4-5,7 TPT
[4] Then they said to Jesus, “Teacher, we caught this woman in the very act of adultery. [5] Doesn’t Moses’ law command us to stone to death a woman like this? Tell us, what do you say we should do with her?” [7] Angry, they kept insisting that he answer their question, so Jesus stood up and looked at them and said, “Let’s have the man who has never had a sinful desire throw the first stone at her.”
Matthew 12:1-2 – You Don’t Have To Swim Between The Flags
Here is the revelation that is shaping my life today – Jesus is not a Pharisee law enforcer, he is a life saver.
Matthew 12:1-2 NLT
[1] At about that time Jesus was walking through some grainfields on the Sabbath. His disciples were hungry, so they began breaking off some heads of grain and eating them. [2] But some Pharisees saw them do it and protested, “Look, your disciples are breaking the law by harvesting grain on the Sabbath.”
Matthew 9:12-13 – Ugly Gets You In
Here is the revelation that is shaping my life today – embracing my ugly opens the door to beauty.
Matthew 9:12-13 NLT
[12] When Jesus heard this, he said, “Healthy people don’t need a doctor-sick people do.” [13] Then he added, “Now go and learn the meaning of this Scripture: ‘I want you to show mercy, not offer sacrifices.’ For I have come to call not those who think they are righteous, but those who know they are sinners.”
Acts 10:15,28,34 – Clean or Unclean?
Here is the revelation that is shaping my life today – how wrong can I get it! I need new eyes that see clearly.
Acts 10:15,28,34 NLT
[15] But the voice spoke again: “Do not call something unclean if God has made it clean.”
28] Peter told them, “You know it is against our laws for a Jewish man to enter a Gentile home like this or to associate with you. But God has shown me that I should no longer think of anyone as impure or unclean.
34] Then Peter replied, “I see very clearly that God shows no favoritism.”
Romans 12:1-2 – Mercy Enables Life.
Here is the revelation that is shaping my life today- the mercy of God is not earned by the life I love, rather it enables me to live the life He intended for me.
Romans 12:1-2 NIV
[1] Therefore, I urge you, brothers and sisters, in view of God’s mercy, to offer your bodies as a living sacrifice, holy and pleasing to God—this is your true and proper worship. [2] Do not conform to the pattern of this world, but be transformed by the renewing of your mind. Then you will be able to test and approve what God’s will is—his good, pleasing and perfect will.
Jude 1:22-23 – Placard or Posture
Here is the revelation that is shaping my life today- I so often defend the truth with placard and condemnation in hand rather than posture myself with mercy and compassion.
Jude 1:22-23 TPT
[22] Keep being compassionate to those who still have doubts, [23] and snatch others out of the fire to save them. Be merciful over and over to them, but always couple your mercy with the fear of God. Be extremely careful to keep yourselves free from the pollutions of the flesh.
Hebrews 8:10- 12 Intimacy Enabled by Mercy
Here is the revelation that is shaping my life today – there is a new day, a new way – God wants to show me life from the intimacy of His leading.
Hebrews 8:10- 12 TPT
“For here is the covenant I will one day establish with the people of Israel: I will embed my laws within their thoughts and fasten them onto their hearts. I will be their loyal God and they will be my loyal people. [11] And the result of this will be that everyone will know me as Lord! There will be no need at all to teach their fellow-citizens or brothers by saying, ‘You should know the Lord Jehovah,’ since everyone will know me inwardly, from the most unlikely to the most distinguished. [12] For I will demonstrate my mercy to them and will forgive their evil deeds, and never remember again their sins.”