Thank God For Mercy

    Thank God for mercy and mercy made new every morning!   You know, I don't think most people, including believers, know much about mercy.  And, if you know nothing of mercy, you know nothing of grace and if you know nothing of grace, you are being robbed blind and you may not know that either.  Think you have no need of mercy?  A lot of church folks actually think that way.  They are sure they have no sin and all past sin is gone and as a result, they are saved.  This, even though, the Bible says if we say we have no sin, we have deceived ourselves and made God  a liar.

    Why do believers think this way?  Because in their humanism, they always base their salvation on themselves rather than Him who saves.  If you start with the assumption you are "saved" on the basis of sin being gone, then the presence of sin threatens and instinctively, men will resist the threat with their own efforts, which in this matter usually means to deny the presence of sin.  "I dont' smoke, drink, cuss or chew".  The people who think this way, and they are many, are basing their salvation on their presumed purity. 

   

     The problem with this thinking is that it ignores the huge dimension of sin.  For example, the Bible says to know to "do good" and not do it, is sin (Ja. 4:17).  That is huge!  Who can escape the burden of that?  There are more Bible commands for us to do than commands to not do.  The Bible says that if we offend another person's conscience, we have sinned against Christ (1 Cor. 8:12).  Who has not offended another at some point?  If you haven't, you probably will - it is almost unavoidable.  Then, and this is a really heavy duty demand, the Bible also says that whatever we "eat", if we do not eat it in faith, is "sin" (Ro. 14:23).  Don't tell me you haven't eaten some fattening, scrumptious, delicious something and said "This is not good for me but I am going to eat it anyway!".    Sin -sin - sin - sin!   And, that does not include being short of the glory of God (Ro. 3:23).  And, it does not include trespass or transgressions, going and doing what you know you should not have.  And, it does not include iniquity, law-less, doing your own thing your own way, or guile, pretending to be spiritual when you are not in order to mask the real you.   So, you think you are pure enough to qualify as being saved?   mmmmmmh?  (Might want to think again).

   So, what is the point?   You are saved by grace!  Grace based on mercy!  Mercy granted because Jesus overpaid for the sin of mankind with His precious blood!   Until you really understand the unbelievable dimension and scope of sin, you will never understand  the unbelievable dimensions of His mercy and grace.  You will never understand how wonderful is His mercy, how mazing is His grace.  His mercy and grace are indiscribable!  And, free!  Only when you understand all the things that should damn your soul, can you understand the depth of God's mercy and grace that has save you in spite of everything that should haved damned you!