"The earth, O Lord, is full of thy mercy: teach me thy statutes." Psalm 119:64
You might wonder where the mercy of God is when you see so much pain, violence, corruption and evil taking place in the world. I can assure you His mercy is still here. If it weren't we would all be consumed-- and a long time ago. We have done evil in His sight. We have blasphemed His holy name on many levels. We have denounced and rejected Him-- even in His own house. Yet we still continue on and going in the same direction as we have been going.
His mercy will not always wink at our sins. It will not always withhold judgment. It will not always continue to be patient. It will not continue to tolerate our blatant rebellion against Him and His authority in the earth. He is a merciful God and is giving us time to repent and turn from our wicked ways. He does that with individuals and He does that with nations.
The saints that are described under the altar in Revelations are crying out for revenge. We cry out for God to make things right. We are praying for Him to change the hearts of wicked men. We wonder how long, oh, Lord, will you continue to allow the flood of ungodly men to sweep throughout the land? He will avenge those souls. He will bring the reign of the ungodly to an end. He will put down all evil doers and their wicked schemes. He will make all things new. He will establish His holy and righteous kingdom upon the earth. But in the meantime, we are under His mercy. It is because of His mercies that things are allowed to continue. When He does make all things new, the wicked will be cast out into everlasting hell fire. They will be thrust into eternal torment. But because He is a merciful, loving God, He is not willing that any should perish. Therefore, He is patient and longsuffering giving people time and space to repent.
So when you are bemoaning the evil that is in the world-- and we should pray, pray, pray because of it-- be sure that you also thank Him and praise Him for His mercy that is in operation today.
Have a great day. Because of God's mercy we are not consumed, even though we should be.
For further reading:
Revelation 6:9,10
Matthew 25:41
Psalm 1:6
1 Peter 4:18
2 Peter 3:9
You might wonder where the mercy of God is when you see so much pain, violence, corruption and evil taking place in the world. I can assure you His mercy is still here. If it weren't we would all be consumed-- and a long time ago. We have done evil in His sight. We have blasphemed His holy name on many levels. We have denounced and rejected Him-- even in His own house. Yet we still continue on and going in the same direction as we have been going.
His mercy will not always wink at our sins. It will not always withhold judgment. It will not always continue to be patient. It will not continue to tolerate our blatant rebellion against Him and His authority in the earth. He is a merciful God and is giving us time to repent and turn from our wicked ways. He does that with individuals and He does that with nations.
The saints that are described under the altar in Revelations are crying out for revenge. We cry out for God to make things right. We are praying for Him to change the hearts of wicked men. We wonder how long, oh, Lord, will you continue to allow the flood of ungodly men to sweep throughout the land? He will avenge those souls. He will bring the reign of the ungodly to an end. He will put down all evil doers and their wicked schemes. He will make all things new. He will establish His holy and righteous kingdom upon the earth. But in the meantime, we are under His mercy. It is because of His mercies that things are allowed to continue. When He does make all things new, the wicked will be cast out into everlasting hell fire. They will be thrust into eternal torment. But because He is a merciful, loving God, He is not willing that any should perish. Therefore, He is patient and longsuffering giving people time and space to repent.
So when you are bemoaning the evil that is in the world-- and we should pray, pray, pray because of it-- be sure that you also thank Him and praise Him for His mercy that is in operation today.
Have a great day. Because of God's mercy we are not consumed, even though we should be.
For further reading:
Revelation 6:9,10
Matthew 25:41
Psalm 1:6
1 Peter 4:18
2 Peter 3:9
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