perhaps you've already seen the clip of susan boyle, the 47-year old singer who stunned the audience & judges (notably simon cowell) on "britain's got talent" - the UK version of "american idol."
she was getting zero love from the judges & audience until she began to sing - jaws dropped, eyebrows were raised, and soon the audience was on its feet.
here's the clip:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RxPZh4AnWyk
i'm struck by a couple of things...
first - human nature is so piggish - no one cared about her until they saw what she could do. it's as if she really wasn't a person of worth until people saw she had great vocal talent. then, and only then, was she "worth" something. i'm so glad the Lord is just the opposite, aren't you? he values us, sees us as worth something - not because of what we can do, but rather, in spite of it.
second, Micah 6:8 tells us that God wants us to "love mercy." oh, we all love mercy when we are on the receiving end (as in when the officer says he/she is letting us off with a warning!). but giving out mercy (the Bible often translates the same word as love) is another story.
when susan boyle stepped out on stage, she got no love - no mercy from anyone. i'm not sure any of us would have been any different had we been in the audience. i'm sure most of us would have been rolling eyes & shrugging shoulders with simon & the audience.
the point is this, growing up in the Lord means that we need to grow in loving to show mercy - just get it. how to do that? 1) ask for His help & 2) go out & practice it!
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