It's Not Karma, It's Mercy

Be merciful, just as your Father is merciful.

Do not judge, and you will not be judged; and do not condemn, and you will not be condemned; pardon, and you will be pardoned.

Give and it will be given to you.  They will pour into your lap a good measure—pressed down, shaken together, and running over.  For by your standard of measure it will be measured to you in return.

Luke 6:36-38

This is one of principles of Christianity – what we give is what we get.  We do not necessarily get back what we give from those to whom we give it, but it will come back.  For example, did you ever notice that mean people sometimes stay mean?  We extend mercy to them by being nice to them and they return our kindness with meanness.  Then sometimes someone who we hardly know will do something kind for us. 

And, even if our mercy is not returned here on earth, we know when we stand before God, that He is merciful, and will extend to us love and mercy and forgiveness, and that we will forever dwell with Him. 

It’s not karma.  It’s mercy.