Tuesday Reading: Psalm 103:8-14
Key Verse: Psalm 103:8
8 Jehovah is merciful and gracious, slow to anger, and rich in mercy.
Devotion:
Can you imagine how long man would have lasted if God did not show mercy? It would not have been long before he would have been totally wiped out and possibly replaced by something else. But we can count on God’s grace, mercy and love more than we can count on anything else in our lives. There are some people we meet in our lives that we like to avoid because they cause strife through their impulsive actions towards anything they do not like and there are yet others that we like because they are the exact opposite and are always willing to listen to reason before acting. But in all the people that we meet, none can ever hope to show the grace and mercy that our Father in heaven shows us.
When God appointed Israel His people He started a covenant that is still in place today. We can look back on the history of Israel and their kings and wonder why God has kept that covenant when they have rejected Him so many times. We can wonder why He has not always punished them with the vigour we see in others. We can wonder why He has not punished them for their sins against Him. These are some of the things that we may never get our heads round but one we can is all that He has already done for us. Why? Because we can see what He has done for us already and we can know His love, grace and mercy.
The magnitude of this love grace and mercy can only be expressed in terms that we can understand, though in truth those expressions fall far short of the mark. When we start to travel East on our planet we continue to do so forever because the world is round. No matter how far we go we will not reach the end. That is just a small expression of how far He has separated us from our sin through Jesus Christ. If He can do that for us whilst we still do sin, then how much more could He do if we followed Him?
Points to Ponder:
Are you bogged down in sin?
Do you realise just how much He has forgiven you?
