The Earth is Full of God’s Mercy

Similar Posts

  • A Man of His Word

    We have all heard the phrase “a man of his word.”  When someone is a man (or woman) of their word, we know that they always keep their word.  They don’t have to declare, “I promise it’ll get done…” or “I swear I’ll pay you back…”  If they give their word on something, it’s as good as done.  And that’s the way of God. Isaiah 55:11 says, “So shall my…

  • Received by Adoption

    Exodus 34:6-7 says, “And the LORD…proclaimed, The LORD, The LORD God, merciful and gracious, longsuffering, and abundant in goodness and truth, Keeping mercy for thousands, forgiving iniquity and transgression and sin, and that will by no means clear the guilty…” God declares Himself to be gracious.  What does “gracious” mean?  According to the dictionary, it means gentle, kind, and merciful, but God says that He is also patient, good, forgiving,…

  • Rebellion is Comparable to Witchcraft

    “For rebellion is as the sin of witchcraft, and stubbornness is as iniquity and idolatry. Because thou hast rejected the word of the LORD, he hath also rejected thee from being king.” I Samuel 15:23 KJV In the eyes of God, rebellion is a horrendous sin, every bit as evil as witchcraft.  But through Christ, there is forgiveness.  God’s children are not normally involved in witchcraft, but can we rightly…

  • The Beginning of Wisdom

    “The fear of the LORD is the beginning of wisdom: a good understanding have all they that do his commandments: his praise endureth for ever.” Psalm 111:10 KJV Those with God’s wisdom obey his commandments, which means that they have good understanding.  A good understanding of what?  A good understanding of God’s commands (or His orders and instructions).  It’s impossible to obey a command that you do not understand. That…

  • “The LORD taketh pleasure in them that fear him…”

    “The LORD taketh pleasure in them that fear him, in those that hope in his mercy.” Psalm 147:11 KJV Psalm 103:13 says, “Like as a father pitieth his children, so the LORD pitieth them that fear him.”   According to the dictionary, pity means “sorrow or compassion aroused by another’s condition.”   God is more than aroused by our hopeless condition.  He responds to those who recognize their sinful state and turn…