I will sing of the Mercy of the Lord

 

Hi friends,

As a matter of responsibility, we cannot but remind ourselves of the need to recognize and appreciate the mercies of God as we journey heavenward moving closer and closer to our eternal destination.

The Psalmist said in Psalms 89:1-2

I will sing of the mercies of the Lord forever:

with my mouth, would I make known,

Thy faithfulness to all generations.

For I have said, mercy be built up for ever:

Thy faithfulness shalt thou establish in the very heavens.

 

If I understand the above scriptures well enough all that the writer was saying is that he was going to testify of God’s mercy. He meant that he was going to boast of God’s mercy and rejoice in it. He further meant he was going to declare God’s mercy to everyone who would care to listen.

The word mercy means forgiveness or withholding of punishment.

Another way of putting this definition is God removing the judgment you deserve and by His grace giving you the favor you do not deserve. By God’s divine mandate and principle, grace and mercy are companions.

I have come to the understanding that the journey of life is not about your know how or ability but about the mercy of God. Little wonder the scriptures says, the race is not to the swift but it is of the Lord that showed mercy.

When the mercy of the Lord avails in the life of a man, it over- rules judgment and declares a guilty sinner like I and you as pilgrims and the righteousness of God in Christ Jesus.

Hopeless sinners like you and I who were without God have been made saints and Pilgrims because of God’s boundless love and mercy. We were alienated from the common wealth of Israel yet by mercy have become the Lord’s elect.

Remember, the thief at the right hand of Jesus on the cross, who by mercy was permitted to be with Jesus in paradise. This great mercy of God forgives all sins no matter the gravity of it.

The only way to appreciate this great mercy of God that forgives all sins is to tell the whole of humanity about it by singing of this great mercy as declared by the Psalmist.

When we focus on this great mercy, it makes us to become more appreciative and run this race with the fear and reference of the all merciful God.  We can therefore comprehend the fact that this great mercy is what enables us run this heavenly race successfully and get to our eternal home.

May you and I ever cherish the mercy of God on this pilgrimage until we arrive safely at the eternal shores. 

Your friend and fellow pilgrim in the race,

Pastor Janet