Jer. 21,24,27; Ps. 118; 1 John 2

"Oh, give thanks to the LORD, for He is good! For His mercy endures forever. 2 Let Israel now say, “His mercy endures forever.” 3 Let the house of Aaron now say, “His mercy endures forever.” 4 Let those who fear the LORD now say, “His mercy endures forever.” Psa. 118:1-4

We are the only ones who can understand these verses, by we I mean redeemed human beings. Angels can only desire to look into this but only we know what it is like to receive mercy. Mercy is not receiving what you deserve. The greatest day of my life was when I first realized I was a hopeless sinner deserving of an eternal judgment but then discovered God’s grace and received mercy. Oh how merciful the living God is. It is past finding out. The psalmist in this verse breaks out in praise. “Oh, give thanks to the Lord for He is good! Yes he is and His mercy is proof. Who is as merciful as God? No one is. God is merciful and has always been merciful as part of His nature but as far as we know, no one had ever seen this part of the glory of God. Until Adam and Eve sinned and God covered them with animal skins his mercy had not had opportunity but once someone needed mercy God was there to cover them with Mercy. The Psalmist keeps repeating that His mercy endures forever. His mercy won’t stop tomorrow. You can count on his mercy as you wake up tomorrow morning, “it is knew every morning”. We need his mercy every day. Stop and thank the Lord to day that He is a merciful God. Let’s pass some mercy on to someone else today.


Pastor Rick