Praying God's Wisdom: Truth and Mercy
Do not let truth and mercy leave you; bind them around your neck, write them on the tablet of your heart. Then you will find favor and good understanding, in the sight of God and people. This morning as I consider our SOAP verses for today, for some reason God is bringing our country’s immigration issues to mind. I wasn’t thinking about it before doing my study today, so that’s why I credit it to God. I see that the two sides of the issue are each focusing on one of the values discussed in verse 3: mercy and truth, but neither side seems to embrace both. In fact, it seems impossible to hold both equally in our hearts, but with God, all things are possible ( Philippians 4:13 ). The right wing/conservative side of our country has been touting the importance of truth. They are citing the letter of the law, stating that by entering the country illegally, all illegal immigrants are law-breakers. While that is technically true, I would be quick to remind you that we a...