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Prompt Response: Love Showing Mercy 💝

What’s one thing you know now that would have saved your younger self a lot of pain?

From the first time I read the following Bible verse, I wished I had read it far earlier in my life. It is a simple, strong, deep, and excellent capsule of truth for a happy life and a happy walk with Our Heavenly Father…

“He has shown you, O man, what is good. And what does the Lord require of you but to act justly, to love mercy, and to walk humbly with your God?”

— Micah 6:8 (B.S.B.)

Some people jump through hoops to be loved. Some jump through hoops to prove their love to God or to other people. But no one’s hoop jumping can even compare to what God has done for us through His mercy and grace on the cross at Calvary. Paul the Apostle figured it out when he said:

“But because of His great love for us, God, who is rich in mercy, made us alive with Christ even when we were dead in our trespasses. It is by grace you have been saved!

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For it is by grace you have been saved through faith, and this not from yourselves; it is the gift of God, not by works, so that no one can boast. ”

— Ephesians 2:4-5, 8-9 (B.S.B.)

When I was young in my walk with The Lord, I tried to do everything on my own to please Him and live a life worthy of the gift of grace and mercy He gave me. But when you try too hard, and especially if you find it to be difficult sometimes, it can cause you to look at others who aren’t working as hard and feel a bit jealous. But whether we look at others to compare works, or ourselves to commend our own works, we have taken our eyes off of The One who paid with His works and Precious Blood to make us His own. Looking at YahShua (Jesus) makes showing mercy much easier. It also makes it easier to walk humbly with The Lord.

I’m still learning, and I’m still harder on myself in my failures than I should be. I need to just K.I.S.S. (Keep It Simple, Sweetheart) and think of Micah 6:8 more often. Am I being just? Am I drawn to showing mercy to others the way I want it shown to me? Am I humble in my walk with God?

And this means I have to share one of my favorite ApologetiX songs since it’s about that verse, a parody of a favorite band and song from my youth, and has a great title: Don’t Bring Me Cows. (Parody of Don’t Bring Me Down by ELO.) Oh, and yes there are cows mooing in the song. Prepare to smile.

October 11, 2026 - Posted by Crystal A Murray (aka CrystalWriter) | ApologetiX, Bible Scripture Verses, Christianity, Grace and Mercy (In Scripture and In Life), Prompts, Text on Image, Walking With The Lord | Bible, dailyprompt, dailyprompt-2911, Grace and Mercy, life lessons, youth