Today's promise: God is merciful
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 eagle's! 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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