But that you may know that the Son of Man has power on earth to forgive sins” —He said to the paralytic, Mark 2:10 Blessings, healing and success are all astonishing displays of God’s grace in our lives. But Jesus came with one purpose: to save us from our sins. No miracle is greater nor…
Category: Mercy
Christmas Mercy
Through the tender mercy of our God, with which the Dayspring from on high has visited us; Luke 1:78 The Critic sees a people overlooking their good to focus on their sins The Romantic sees people overlooking their sins to see their good God sees people and sends His son to die for their sins and…
Unlimited Mercy
One of the great questions I have sometimes is not whether God would really forgive me because of the sacrifice of Christ on the cross. I accept this by faith without fully understanding because the Bible tells me so. What puzzles me more is why an infinitely pure holy and powerful God would care to…
And Can it Be?
And can it be that even on our darkest days when we face our most difficult people God is giving us opportunity to show mercy? Maybe He leads us through the valley of the shadow so that we can learn to forgive even there. A bit further on and on sunnier days we may discover…
Prayer for Mercy
I said, “Lord, be merciful to me; Heal my soul, for I have sinned against You.” Psalm 41:4 Today there is such a fascination with super heroes. Captain America, Superman, Iron Man or whoever our favorite is, appeal to us because they are smarter, stronger and better looking than we are. Our lives seem pretty ho-hum compared…
