Today's
promise: God is merciful to us
Does God treat you the way you deserve?
Praise the Lord, I tell myself; with my whole heart, I will
praise his holy name. Praise the Lord, I tell myself, and never forget the good
things he does for me. He forgives all my sins and heals all my diseases. He
ransoms me from death and surrounds me with love and tender mercies. He fills
my life with good things. My youth is renewed like the eagles! The Lord gives
righteousness and justice to all who are treated unfairly. He revealed his
character to Moses and his deeds to the people of Israel. The Lord is
merciful and gracious; he is slow to anger and full of unfailing love. He
will not constantly accuse us, nor remain angry forever. He has not punished us
for all our sins, nor does he deal with us as we desire. For his unfailing love
toward those who love him is as great as the height of the heavens above the
earth. He has removed our rebellious acts as far away from us as the east is
from the west.
Psalm 103:1-12 NLT
About this week's
promise
Mercy is compassion, poured out on needy people. But the
mercy of God, which he expects us to model, goes one step further. God's mercy
is undeserved favor. Even when we don't deserve mercy, God still extends it to
us. Our sin and rebellion against God deserve his punishment; but instead he
offers us forgiveness and eternal life. If God was merciful toward us despite
our sin, how merciful should we be toward those who have wronged us?
From the TouchPoint Bible
(Tyndale House) p 1233
(Tyndale House) p 1233
Content is derived from the Holy Bible, New Living
Translation and other publications of Tyndale Publishing House
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