TO SEE GOD’S MERCY

February 21

Psalms 119:64 The earth, O Lord, is full of thy mercy: teach me thy statutes.

Anyone who sees today’s’ world full of the mercy of God is in denial of reality. Since its very beginnings, murders, divisions, wars, theft and oppression have been the essence and mark of all great governments and empires. Men, women and children have had to fend for themselves in order to escape the cruelty of man’s inhumanity to man, as well as the ravages of poverty and diseases. To this very day, we have not yet learned to govern ourselves. We have not been able to create a peaceful and plentiful society without crime, fear and oppression, while still based on the elements of freedom..

Where is God’s mercy in all this?

If we look for God’s mercy in the works and creations of man we will not find it. But the realm of the creation of God is full of examples of His abundant mercies. Many of the street people I minister to have dogs. I sometimes see these dogs yelled at and even hit by their drunken angry masters. In spite of so much mistreatment, the dog stays ever so faithful to its master and provides him with the love and companionship he so badly needs. This is such an example of God’s mercy to man, creating for him an animal who is the epitome of loyalty.

I have traveled to many countries, and I have seen both the godly and the ungodly farmer benefit of the fruits of the earth, of the warmth of the sun, and of the blessing of the rain. Each, the unbelieving employee gets paid, maybe not as much as he would like but still gets paid in order to feed his family. We may understand an unbeliever not giving credit to god for his sustenance, but what is worse, is when God’s children benefit of their benevolent Father’s blessings and yet, do not even thank Him, because they accredit their well being to their own efforts.

Let us not by accrediting ourselves falsely miss seeing the blessings of God on our lives. Let us pray today that we may see all of God’s mercy around us and learn to find it in the simple fact that He does not deal with us according to our sins, but rather according to His abundant mercies.

MERCY: Undeserved forgiveness.

Psalms 103:8-12 The Lord is merciful and gracious, slow to anger, and plenteous in mercy. (9) He will not always chide: neither will he keep his anger for ever. (10) He hath not dealt with us after our sins; nor rewarded us according to our iniquities. (11) For as the heaven is high above the earth, so great is his mercy toward them that fear him. (12) As far as the east is from the west, so far hath he removed our transgressions from us.