I Don’t Need Justice; I Need Mercy

Renungan Harian / 30 May 2015

I Don’t Need Justice; I Need Mercy
Yenny Kartika Official Writer
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2 Cor 5:21

For He made Him who knew no sin to be sin for us, that we might become the righteousness of God in Him.

 

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By all accounts, General Robert E. Lee was a model soldier. He was a West Point graduate, and never once received a demerit throughout his time there. So they called him the “marble man,” so straight and precise that he was nearly flawless.

One day, a private in the Confederate Army was summoned before the General because of an infraction. He stood there, so frightened and shaken he was visibly trembling before General Lee. So Robert broke the silence, “Son, you don’t have to be afraid. You’ll only get justice here.”

That young soldier looked up at the General and said, “Sir, that’s just why I’m shaking. I know what I did was wrong. I don’t need justice… I need mercy!”

When we stand before God on the Day of Judgment, our lives will be laid bare. But for those of us who are in Christ, we’ll humbly stand before God and say, “We need mercy.” And while God will deal out justice to many, for us, we’ll bask in the wonderful gift of His mercy.

We have received Christ as our Lord and Savior. He will stand next to us to be our Advocate so we can gain the mercy. Through Christ’s sacrifice on the cross, we, who suppose to die, will get mercy to receive the eternal life.

God’s love and justice meet at the cross, when His only son was tortured and died for our sins, so that everyone who believes in Him will have eternal life.

Apakah Anda rindu menerima Yesus sebagai Tuhan dan Juruslamat pribadi dalam hidup Anda?

Ikuti doa ini sekarang:
“Tuhan, saya mengakui bahwa saya orang berdosa. Saya membutuhkan Engkau. Saya percaya bahwa darahMu sanggup menghapuskan segala dosa dan kesalahanku. Saat ini, saya mengundang Engkau, Yesus Kristus, masuk dalam hati dan hidupku menjadi Tuhan dan Juruslamatku. Saya menyerahkan hidupku bagiMu dan melayaniMu. Dalam nama Yesus aku berdoa. Amin”

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