God Remembers Us with Mercy

As we close to the top of our take a look at how God remembers, there may be one other idea that stands out in the way in which God remembers his individuals. We’ve seen how he remembers us in our weak point and as we belief him, however there are additionally many verses that time to how God remembers us with mercy.

Mercy is the act of treating an individual in the way in which they don’t deserve. A felony is aware of he deserves punishment however cries for mercy from the courtroom. We, who’ve all fallen in need of the glory of God due to sin, deserve loss of life. In Christ, God exhibits us mercy.

For many people, that is solely seen within the New Testomony—in any case, that’s the place we see grace in motion by the sacrifice of Christ Jesus on the cross. You is likely to be shocked then, that each one the passages immediately are discovered within the Outdated Testomony. Why? As a result of God has all the time been displaying his mercy to a sinful and rebellious individuals, whilst they declare him as their God.

Lord, I’ve heard the report about you; Lord, I stand in awe of your deeds. Revive your work in these years; make it recognized in these years. In your wrath bear in mind mercy! (Habakkuk 3:2 CSB)

Bear in mind us with mercy as we do good.

Nehemiah had a tough process—rebuilding the partitions of Jerusalem utilizing the principally unskilled labor of returning exiles and below the fixed assaults by their enemies. As he struggled however pressed on in doing what God had known as him to do, he requested for the Lord to recollect him with mercy.

Then I instructed the Levites to purify themselves and guard the town gates with a view to preserve the Sabbath day holy.

Bear in mind me for this additionally, my God, and look on me with compassion in accordance with the abundance of your trustworthy love.

So I purified them from every thing overseas and assigned particular duties to every of the clergymen and Levites. I additionally organized for the donation of wooden on the appointed occasions and for the firstfruits.

Bear in mind me, my God, with favor. (Nehemiah 13:22, 30-31)

The Levites had defiled their ranks by taking overseas wives and bringing disgrace on the reason for God. Nehemiah labored laborious to make issues proper. He not solely wished the Lord to see what he had achieved, however prayed for mercy, as he knew there might nonetheless be issues forward.

The work we do for God isn’t good. Typically we mess issues up, regardless that our intentions are good. I’m grateful for God’s mercy as he remembers us.

Bear in mind us with mercy after we wrestle.

There are moments all of us concern loss of life. There are occasions after we are ridiculed for our beliefs. We will be comforted in these and different struggles of life, realizing that we now have a God who’s merciful and remembers our limitations.

What brave individual can dwell and by no means see loss of life? Who can save himself from the facility of Sheol? Selah

Lord, the place are the previous acts of your trustworthy love that you just swore to David in your faithfulness?  Bear in mind, Lord, the ridicule in opposition to your servants—in my coronary heart I carry abuse from all of the peoples— how your enemies have ridiculed, Lord, how they’ve ridiculed each step of your anointed. (Psalm 89:48-51)

We are able to relaxation realizing that the Lord to whom we cry in our struggles, hears and remembers us. He exhibits us mercy.

Bear in mind me, Lord, while you present favor to your individuals… When he heard their cry, he took word of their misery, remembered his covenant with them, and relented in accordance with the abundance of his trustworthy love. (Psalm 106:4, 44-45)

In his mercy, he blesses us when he remembers us.

The best factor in regards to the mercy of God is that as a substitute of wrath, we obtain blessing. How undeserving are we to be remembered by him in any respect! On this ultimate level, discover consolation, hope, and peace within the data that the Lord blesses those that have religion and belief in him.

Israel, belief within the Lord! He’s their assist and protect. Home of Aaron, belief within the Lord! He’s their assist and protect. You who concern the Lord, belief within the Lord! He’s their assist and protect. The Lord remembers us and can bless us. He’ll bless the home of Israel; he’ll bless the home of Aaron; he’ll bless those that concern the Lord—small and nice alike. (Psalm 115:9-13)

Thank the Lord for his nice mercy.

Grace and Peace

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