"You must clothe yourself with tenderhearted mercy."Colossians 3.12

We looked at this verse yesterday and I thought it would be good to disect this passage this week.  Since God tells us in his Word how to treat others, I think its important to study and meditate on it.
I looked up the meaning of tenderhearted mercy. It means, ' having great sensibility ~ quick to feel pity ~ sympathetic.' Mercy is when we spare another from judgment or harm. Also, mercy is a kindness in excess of what may be expected.
Do you see what I see?  This is GOD.  The author is in essence saying, "clothe yourself with GOD." Romans 3.23 explains it well:  For everyone has sinned; we all fall short of God's glorious standard. Yet God , with undeserved kindness, declares that we are righteous. He did this through Jesus Christ when He freed us from the penalty for our sins. For God presented Jesus as the sacrifice for sin. People are made right with God when they believe that Jesus Christ sacrificed his life, shedding his blood.
It's a little embarrassing. The way we treat others in light of  how God treats us; you know, having great sensibility, pity, sympathy, sparing us from judgment and harm, mercy in excess of what we deserve!
Lets make a conscience effort to put God first , every morning, and put on the 'clothes' that He would have us wear, tenderhearted mercy.  It's probably not the most popular 'outfit' in the worlds eyes, but it changes lives.  We have to shed no blood to do it, God made is simple for us.  Jesus paid the price.