God Loves Doormats, Too

Have you ever shown mercy to someone, maybe even to the point of being called a doormat? Most people would say, “Mercy is great, but if you show too much of it people will just walk all over you!” And outside heaven’s rule there is nothing more true. Back in the early 1930s, as the Great Depression was getting underway, there was a clothing store owner and his wife who went bankrupt. One of thousands this happened too. What made this couple special was that they simply could not make people pay for what they needed. Clothing was given “on credit” when it was clear there would be no repayment.

A familiar story, no doubt, particularly with what's going on in our world right now. The merciful are always despised by those who know how to “take care of business.” Yet outside the human order, under the great abundance of heaven’s goodness, you will find the mercy to meet your needs. Our God is a loving and merciful God!