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Mercy
Saturday, March 28, 2015
The Miracle of Mercy
READ: Psalm 23
KEY VERSE: Surely goodness and mercy shall follow me all the days of my life;
and I will dwell in the house of the Lord forever. –Psalm 23:6 (NKJV)
All my life, I have recited this Psalm and missed the magnitude of its meaning.
Poetical and poignant, the Psalm is a reminder of God’s care and compassion.
Verse 6, however, reveals that God has labored with me mercifully, and His
love is inescapable no matter who I am, what I’ve done or where I go. What a
miracle!
The character of love is defined through God’s gift of mercy. Mercy signifies
that God unexpectedly has gripped me, unbelievably has graced me, and yet
undeniably has granted covering as He forms me for eternity. It was God’s
mercy that gave us Christ Jesus. Indeed, the gift of mercy is a miracle in
that God withstands the weight of our messy moments to be present as we
mature into our destiny. –Rev. Dustin B. Sullivan
LOOKING WITHIN: How can I share the mercy of God with those who have
offended me? What steps can I take to go beyond being kind to showing
compassion?
I pause, Lord, to remember the miraculous ways in which you have loved
and labored with me through your mercy. Convict me now to be reminded
of that miracle that I may plant it deeply into the lives of others. In Jesus’
name, this is my prayer. Amen.
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