“The Lord’s kindness never fails! If he had not been merciful, we would have been destroyed.
The Lord can always be trusted to show mercy each morning.” (Lamentations 3:22-23 Contemporary English Bible)
This is your Monday Short meditation! I’m simply going to share two quotes from two well-known pulpiteers who lived centuries ago. Their work lives on. Read both the verses above and below. Then take a deeper look at God’s mercy as you reflect on the two expert’s explanation of mercy. After you are finished, I’m sure you will praise God for the mercy that He has shown you; some instances that you really never thought about! Here are the quotes:
Chales Spurgeon’s Quote: “God’s mercy is so great that you might sooner drain the sea of its water, or deprive the sun of its light, or make space to narrow, than diminish the grace of God.”
John Flavel’s Quote: “There is a threefold mercy in God: preventing mercy, which steps between us and trouble; delivering mercy, which takes us out of the hand of trouble; and sparing mercy, which though it does not prevent nor deliver, yet it mitigates, allays (calms), and graciously moderates our troubles. And though sparing mercy be desirable and sweet, yet it is the least and lowest sort of mercy that God exercises toward any.”
Have a great day! Be blessed!
“Therefore let’s approach the throne of grace with confidence, so that we may receive mercy and find grace for help at the time of our need.” (Hebrews 4:16 NASB)
Committed to the climb,
Mark L. King
The fact that the Lord gives us new mercy everyday is just so amazing. I never realized the three categories. I am so grateful that He loves me so much that He steps between me and many troubles and delivers me when I am in trouble. And when I am in trouble he comforts and calms me. He is so wonderful and marvelous.
I agree with you wholeheartedly. Regarding the three types of mercy, for everyone who reads this, “No you know.” Be blessed!
Draining of the sea, dimming of the sun and space being narrow before diminishing the grace of God… I had a praise break right there! God is indeed good. Thank you for providing that lens. That really helps in approaching the throne of grace with confidence when we need help and deliverance. God bless you Dr. Maki!
Yes sir, Pastor! The images evoked by the descriptions of the writer is astonishing. That’s how great is the grace and mercy of God for us! Be blessed!