Down Gilead Lane, Season 6 | Episode 7
SPLIT DECISION
Season Description
When a new star quarterback comes to town, the Richters feel threatened. What they don’t see coming is an unlikely friendship that turns the threat into answered prayer.
Today’s Story
Ever since his leading the
Cougars to the state championship, everybody in Coleraine loves Caleb
Richter…except Caleb! But when
Caleb tries to sabotage his new “nice guy” image, the Morrisons and Mr. Taylor
don’t exactly react the way he expected.
They actually
return his bad behavior with love and forgiveness!
How About You…
Have you ever been mistreated or
sinned against? How did you respond?
Check This Out…
Matthew chapter 5 verse 7 says,
“Blessed are the merciful, for they will be shown mercy.” One Bible dictionary defines mercy this
way: “The divine goodness exercised towards the wretched and the guilty, in
harmony with truth and justice.”
And it goes on to say, “The soul that has truly experienced the mercy
of God will be merciful like him (Luke
When you think about showing
forgiveness to someone who doesn’t deserve it or mercy, does it seem impossible? It may help if you try to remember that
God, the one who is perfect and who has never done anything wrong, showed mercy
to us when He sent his son, Jesus to pay the penalty for our sins! You and I are all undeserving of forgiveness,
but because of Jesus, it is available to us just by asking Him for it.
To find out more about the gift
of mercy, check out The Greatest Gift.