Day 4

When we fail, God comes down to our level not with judgement, but with mercy..
Out of God’s great mercy, love, and grace He came down in the form of man and lived the perfect life that we couldn’t live. God desires perfection and He became perfection for us. Jesus is God in the flesh and He took upon the wrath of God that we deserve. I deserve to be punished, but yet God crushed His beloved and perfect Son for me. That is mercy..
The Lord is patient & never wants us to perish – He wants us to repent..
Instead of giving us what we deserve, God has shown mercy again and again, not to take away our responsibility, but to give us a chance to repent and be saved..
God grants salvation to those who put their trust in Jesus Christ alone. By faith we believe that Jesus died for our sins and He is the only way to Heaven. Do we deserve that blessing? Of course not. Give our merciful God the glory. He is worthy of all praise. We don’t have to work for our salvation. We obey Him out of love, thankfulness, and honor to Him..
But, those who refuse mercy will receive judgment..
Remember, O Lord, Your tender mercies and Your loving kindnesses, For they are from of old. Do not remember the sins of my youth, nor my transgressions; According to Your mercy remember me, For Your goodness’ sake, O Lord..
“Grace, mercy, and peace, which come from God the Father and from Jesus Christ—the Son of the Father—will continue to be with us who live in truth and love.……”(2 John 1:3)