"Mercy Today"

"O give thanks unto the God of gods: for his mercy endureth for ever."  Psalm 136:2

Each verse of Psalm 136-- all 26 of them-- ends with, "for his mercy endureth for ever."  If you read each verse leaving out this ending, you will see that it paints a picture of how truly great, mighty, awesome and powerful God is.  He is the God of gods.  The Lord of lords.  He created the sun, moon and stars.  He defeated great nations, kings and kingdoms.  He did signs, wonders and miracles.  He brought judgment upon oppressors and the wicked.  He is a deliverer.  Keeps His promises.  He makes provision for and takes care of His people. 

Even though He is so great, mighty and powerful; and even though He is God and does not have to answer to anyone nor seek the approval of any; and even though He is so highly exalted above everything and anyone else-- He is also a merciful God whose mercies endure forever. 

This all powerful, all knowing, all present God is a God who is full of mercy.  He shows compassion, kindness and benevolence to those who are so undeserving of any goodness.  He is gracious and gives favor.  He bestows His blessings on us.  He forgives our sins and heals our diseases.  This is why we are reminded repeatedly that His mercy endures forever.  It isn't here today and gone tomorrow.  It didn't cease after the Old Testament.  It didn't stop after the New Testament.  He is a merciful God forever.  This means He is as merciful to us today in our faults, failures and short comings as He was back then and has always been.  His mercy endures forever because He is Mercy and He is Eternal.

Have a great day.  God's mercy endures forever.... even today.  

 

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"Praise Today Too"

"Let them praise the name of the Lord: for his name alone is excellent; his glory is above the earth and heaven."  Psalm 148:13

The whole Psalm 148 is about praise to the Lord.  All of creation is to praise Him because He created it and is worthy of praise.  I was thinking about how yesterday was a day filled with praise as we remembered the death, burial and resurrection of our Lord Jesus.  How He was victorious over sin, death, hell and the grave.  It was a day of great celebration.  But what about today?  We still have the same reason to celebrate.  But are we?  Will we? 

Jesus' glorious victory over sin and the grave was not just an event that we celebrate once a year on a particular Sunday.  The work of the cross.  The empty tomb.  His triumph over the enemy of our soul should be a daily recognition.  Daily we should remember His sacrifice.  Daily we should honor Him.  Daily we should praise Him for His mercy and goodness to us.  Daily we should sing His praises-- never forgetting what He has done for us.

When Jesus walked with His disciples, it changed their lives.  When He was in the grave for three days, they questioned, wondered and even doubted.  But when He rose from the dead on the third day, their lives were forever changed.  It would never be the same.  Because of what He has done, our lives should never be the same.  This is why this morning we woke up with the same praise, adoration and thanksgiving as we did yesterday morning while celebrating the resurrection.  Did you?

Have a great day.  Our celebration of Jesus' victory at the cross and His resurrection should not be a once a year recognition.  We should give Him praise every day for what He has done for us.     

 

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"Great God"

"Great is the Lord, and greatly to be praised; and his greatness is unsearchable."  Psalm 145:3

The Lord God is a Great God!  When we think about His greatness, we think about His great power.  While He is great in power His power isn't the only thing about Him that is great. 

His love is great.  His compassion is great.  His mercy is great.  He is great in grace.  He is great in His faithfulness.  He has great peace.  He gives great joy.  His gentleness is great.  He is great in wisdom.   

Great seems like such an inadequate word when describing God.  He is great beyond what we can comprehend.  He is great enough to speak the world into existence-- from nothing.  He is great enough to measure the universe-- in the palm of His hand.  He is great enough to speak peace to raging storms and they calm.  He is so great that the cross couldn't kill Him-- He yielded up the ghost.  He is so great death couldn't keep Him-- He conquered it.  He is so great the grave couldn't hold Him-- He was resurrected and the tomb is empty!

If you are saved by the blood of Jesus and are following Him and His will.  You are not serving a weak, milk toast of a God.  He is not an average God.  He is not a tired God.  You are serving a GREAT God!  So great that there is nothing that can compare to Him.  There is nothing that can do what He can do.  And there is nothing that is greater than He is.   

In the words of the children's song-- "My God is so great, so strong and so mighty, there's nothing that my God cannot do!"

Have a great day.  Don't forget that it is a GREAT God that you are serving!

For further reading:
1 Chronicles 16:25
Psalm 48:1; 95:3
Proverbs 26:10
Titus 2:13
Revelation 19:17

 

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Coffee Break is a morning devotional written by Lorraine Ezell

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"Betrayed"

"For I have received of the Lord that which also I delivered unto you, that the Lord Jesus the same night in which he was betrayed took bread."  1 Corinthians 11:23

One of Jesus' own "disciples/followers" betrayed Him for thirty pieces of silver-- Judas.  Judas was a follower in presence only, but not a follower from his heart. 

Many are "following" Jesus in "presence" only.  They're present in church on Sunday morning.  They even sing in the choir.  They post something about Him every once and a while on their Facebook wall.  They profess to know Him.  They say they are a Christian.  But it is only with their presence and lips-- not their heart.  "Ye hypocrites, well did Esaias prophesy of you, saying, This people draweth nigh unto me with their mouth, and honoureth me with their lips; but their heart is far from me." (Matthew 15:7,8)  

Is this you?  Are you a Christian in name only?  Do you have the appearance of following Jesus?  Do you "talk" about Him, but not "know" Him personally, intimately?  Do you show up for "roll call" but in presence only?  Or are you betraying Him by saying one thing but doing another?  Are you betraying Him through continuing to live a lifestyle of sin while professing to "follow" Him?

Judas' heart was set on riches and money.  They had his heart-- not Jesus.  He broke the first commandment to love God with all your heart, soul, strength and mind.  What is your heart set on?  What is your heart following after?  If your heart is divided between Jesus and other things; if other things come ahead of Him in your life; if you desire something else more than you do Him yet you are professing to be one of His followers... then you are betraying Him.

Have a great day.  Jesus was betrayed by one who professed to be His follower. Does that sound like you?

 

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Coffee Break is a morning devotional written by Lorraine Ezell

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"Go To The Source"

"Then Simon Peter answered him, Lord, to whom shall we go? thou hast the words of eternal life."  John 6:68

When others were turning away from Jesus, the disciples did not because they knew they had no other place to go.  They knew He was the source of life, the source of peace, the source of contentment, the source of power, of grace, of faith, and of strength.

Search as we may, we will not find true life, peace and contentment except in the source of life, peace and contentment-- which is Jesus.  Many are pursuing peace through a life of ease.  There are those who are pursuing happiness through relationships.  Others are trying to find real and enjoyable life through recreation and involvement in many different things.  Whatever it is you are looking for, you find it by going to the source of it.

If you are thirsty, you go to the source that will quench the thirst-- water.  If you are hungry, you go to the source that will satisfy the hunger-- food.  You can't satisfy these longings with anything else.  Neither can you satisfy the longing of your soul with temporary, external things.  They are satisfied by going to the source.  Again, the source is Jesus.  Go to Him today and let Him give you all that your heart is longing for.  Only He can truly satisfy it.

Have a great day.  Go to the source if you want peace, life and contentment.  The source is Jesus.

 

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Coffee Break is a morning devotional written by Lorraine Ezell

and is sent to you free of charge for the asking from

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