Amazing grace. Unmerited mercy.
It truly is amazing that God’s grace and mercy don’t have limits.
Can you imaging what it would be like if God only had a set amount of grace? And what a weight of despair or hopelessness would overcome you if God’s mercy was only given out on certain days or up to a certain quota.
21 But this I call to mind,
and therefore I have hope:
22 The steadfast love of the Lord never ceases;
his mercies never come to an end;
23 they are new every morning;
great is your faithfulness.
24 “The Lord is my portion,” says my soul,
“therefore I will hope in him.”
To wake up in the morning and realize that God’s steadfast love didn’t cease over night, that His mercy didn’t run out, that every morning there is as much grace, love and mercy as you might need–that is truly amazing and utterly unmerited.
Some worry, even warn, that we should not talk about grace and mercy in these terms for fear of “letting people off the hook.” And some will take grace for granted and some will abuse mercy. But who are we to seek to limit God’s grace and mercy? If anyone takes it for granted, they are taking God for granted–and He can take care of Himself. And if anyone abuse mercy, they are abusing God’s gift–and He is the one wronged, not us.
Oh, that we would be a people of grace and mercy.
I don’t want to limit God’s grace and mercy–I need all I can get!
I want to wake up each morning thanking God for His renewed grace and reservoir of mercy. The more I understand His character, the more I understand what grace and mercy are, the more I should worship. And worship includes obedience.
Take grace for granted? Abuse mercy? I probably will.
But praise God He grants grace and never ceases giving mercy.
Oh, may I live ever to honor, to obey, to praise Him, the one whose grace I abuse and whose mercy I require constantly.