Mercy & Grace
Proverbs 28:13
Hello brothers and sisters! Hope all of you are well, blessed, richly provided for, & protected!
Do you know what mercy and grace is? I mean truly what the 2 are and the difference between them? Mercy in the biblical sense is God ( THE ALMIGHTY & THE GREAT I AM ), withholding what is technically deserved for being sinful beings by default. Turn with me for a moment to ( Proverbs 28th Chapter verse 13 ) which reads "No one who conceals transgressions ( sins ) will prosper, but one who confesses and forsakes them shall obtain mercy." Now of course we know Jehovah by His very nature is a perfectly merciful God as ( Lamentations 3rd Chapter verses 22-23 ) tell us. But being that God is a Holy Righteous God He still hates sin. And will one day rid the world of sin as well as punish the unrepentant as ( Isaiah 13:11 ) tells us. And so this is why I urge so often for as many As possible ( those of darkness ) but also the Children of The Most High God through faith and a relationship with Jesus Christ to confess their sins ( 1 John 1:9 ) and repent. Because ( listen ) as Children of God working the Kingdom we are supposed to know better, & and show as many as we can we are ones of the light.
Now you may ask me what is Grace? Well the perfect definition of what grace is, is found in Almighty God to those that are His. And His grace & mercy being upon those of darkness that truly and sincerely seek Him and want to turn from the sinful ways. Turn with me if you will to ( Hebrews 4th Chapter verse 16 ) which reads, " Let us therefore come boldly unto the throne of grace, that we may obtain mercy, and find help in time of need." And so we see His grace is something that He strongly desires to pour out richly upon us His grace ( compassion ). Perfect proof of this is when He called us to be His children ( 1 John 3:1 ) through Jesus Christ and the Holy Spirit, and by having the Holy Spirit, the Holy Spirit testifies with our Spirit we are children of God ( Romans 8:16 ). And lastly proof of God's lavish love and compassion is His strong perfect desire to provide for all our need ( not always what we want ) but what He knows we need. Turn with me if you will to ( Philippians 4th Chapter verse 19 ). And so we see that Gods children will walk according to the Spirit are no longer under the law as sin shall not have dominion over you but under grace ( life ) - Romans 6:14 - hence being saved by grace through faith ( Ephesians 2:8-9 ).
And so I pray today and urge you if you have not accepted Jesus as your Lord and personal Savior. I sincerely hope you will decide to do so today as tomorrow is not promised to anyone.
Dear Father in heaven we thank you so very much for everything you do which is far more than we could ever know. For those who let you and those that read this message that they may be open to you speaking to their hearts and begin a good work in them. Please provide and guide us and be there with us in good and bad times and to please keep us strong and comforted. In Jesus name! Amen!
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