Broadcast<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n Mercy -- Part 4\n 2 Chronicles 28:14\n 08\/29\/2024\n\n\n 14 So the armed men left the captives and the spoil\n before the princes and all the assembly. (ESV)\n\n This week we are talking about mercy, the compassion shown\n to those who are in distress and need. Mercy certainly includes\n love and forgiveness, the acceptance that each person is a unique\n individual who needs to be treated with kindness.\n\n The northern kingdom of Israel, about 740 years before the\n birth of Jesus Christ, had plundered the southern kingdom of\n Judah. As the victorious army brought two hundred thousand\n captives to Samaria with the intent to enslave them, the prophet\n Oded and several prominent leaders stopped this atrocity. Oded\n that the leaders called for mercy.\n\n ``So the armed men left the captives and the spoil before\n the princes and all the assembly.'' The army, seeing the great\n harm they were about to inflict, repented of their sin and acted\n with kindness. As warriors, the army knew they were not able to\n properly care for these captives. Therefore, those who called\n for mercy accepted the responsibility for returning the captives\n to their homes.\n\n In this election season, where tensions run high, where\n opinions are loudly expressed, we are tempted to divide this\n nation in the same way the kingdom of David and Solomon was\n divided. Yet, in the heat of the moment, can we show love,\n respect, and mercy to those with whom we disagree? Can we allow\n each person to express their opinion, knowing that all have\n sinned against God and neighbor, thus need the forgiveness\n offered by Christ Jesus? This incident which happened almost\n 2,800 years ago is also a call for us to love each other, show\n mercy, and repent of our own sins.\n\n May our Lord grant us the wisdom and strength to hear His\n Word, to know of His mercy, and to reflect His grace to each\n other. Amen.<\/code><\/pre>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"August 29, 2024 Broadcast<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[10],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-2257","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-turn-your-radio-on-2024"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"http:\/\/trinityslayton.info\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2257","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"http:\/\/trinityslayton.info\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"http:\/\/trinityslayton.info\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/trinityslayton.info\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/trinityslayton.info\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=2257"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"http:\/\/trinityslayton.info\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2257\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":2258,"href":"http:\/\/trinityslayton.info\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2257\/revisions\/2258"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"http:\/\/trinityslayton.info\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=2257"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/trinityslayton.info\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=2257"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/trinityslayton.info\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=2257"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}