Today I was in riding in the car for a while and forgot to bring anything to read. Praise God, though, that I found a pretty comprehensive Bible Commentary book to look at. I was ready about the theme of God's mercy...what a significant thing. Some have it, some do not, and that makes all the difference. Praise God that He greets those who come to Him with His Love.
Anyways, I was reading about mercy in context to the Psalms. David made so many mistakes, but He also gloried in God's mercy. His sin made the mercy of God all the more amazing. Yet David new repentance, and what it is to be truly sorry and humble before God. He did not live in sinfulness; that would be an attempt at abusing God's mercy. This simply doesn't work, because our Lord cannot be mocked. (Galatians 6:7-7) He can be trusted merciful, though, and if we accept the riches of His mercy, it will be enough to compel us to "bear fruits worthy of repentance" (Luke 3:8)
I was praying about this. I wanted to be assured that I have His mercy. I was begging for it. I'll be honest, I'm very human in that my faith needs to continually be "reminded". I need a God who is quick and active! I felt Him saying that I did have it, and that I could rest assured in that. What did I expect? God is faithful.
Anyways, right after feeling confirmed by God, I looked up. We were still driving down the highway, and right in front of us was a car whose back license plate said, "MERCY" in all caps. Glory to God! He wants us to feast on His Word. He wants us to crave it, even if that means craving the basics of our spiritual faith (1 Peter 2:2). He always brings us back.
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