“The LORD is merciful and gracious, Slow to anger, and plenteous in mercy. He will not always chide: Neither will he keep his anger for ever. He hath not dealt with us after our sins; Nor rewarded us according to our iniquities. For as the heaven is high above the earth, So great is his mercy toward them that fear him. As far as the east is from the west, So far hath he removed our transgressions from us.”
Psalm 103:8-12 KJV
David’s recognition of God’s mercy and grace, “Lord, You’re so kind and tenderhearted and so patient with people who fail You! Your love is like a flooding river overflowing its banks with kindness. You don’t look at us only to find our faults, just so that You can hold a grudge against us. You may discipline us for our many sins, but never as much as we really deserve. Nor do You get even with us for what we’ve done. Higher than the highest heavens— that’s how high Your tender mercy extends! Greater than the grandeur of heaven above is the greatness of Your loyal love, towering over all who fear You and bow down before You! Farther than from a sunrise to a sunset— that’s how far You’ve removed our guilt from us.” The Hebrew word for compassion is the same as for “womb”. The Lord carries His people like a mother carries a child in her womb. That’s how God gave revelation to Moses on mount Sinai, “The LORD, the LORD God, merciful and gracious, longsuffering, and abounding in goodness and truth, keeping mercy for thousands, forgiving iniquity and transgression and sin, by no means clearing the guilty, visiting the iniquity of the fathers upon the children and the children’s children to the third and the fourth generation.” Through the Blood Sacrifice of the Lord Jesus Christ, God removed all mankind’s sins, iniquities and transgressions, when He punished Jesus for it. By faith in the finished work of the Cross, we receive God’s mercy, grace and compassion and we are forever His. Amen!
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