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He Is Merciful - April 22, 2006
"The Lord is kind and merciful, slow to get angry, full of unfailing love. The Lord is good to everyone. He showers compassion on all his creation." Psalm 145:8-9
Many people solely see our Creator as a fire-and-brimstone God who is quick to anger, judge and condemn. While God does hold His children to a certain standard, as the above verse extols, He is a heavenly Father who understands man and his weaknesses even better than we know ourselves. As such, God knows our hearts, and whether our desire is to please Him and do good. Likewise, He also understands when we are hurting and in need of His grace, mercy and comfort during those times we must come to Him in repentance because we struggled or fell.
Just as your earthly father or mother would not just stand there and watch when you fall down and hurt yourself, our Heavenly father is even more loving and compassionate. He reaches His hand out to those who cry out to Him, and He is quick to forgive.
We all have made mistakes in life. Only God is perfect.
If you are a person reading this who thinks that something you may have said or done is too much for God to forgive, please know that He is ready and willing to welcome those who call upon Him in repentence into His family with open arms.
Contributed by Melanie Schurr (Copyright (c)2005 Melanie Schurr) Melanie Schurr is author of "Ecstatic Living: A Christian marriage manual and Life-guide", "Son Salutations" and "Daily Contemplations", which are a collection of read-one-a-day modern inspirations. For more information, visit www.MelanieSchurr.com
"The Lord is kind and merciful, slow to get angry, full of unfailing love. The Lord is good to everyone. He showers compassion on all his creation." Psalm 145:8-9
Many people solely see our Creator as a fire-and-brimstone God who is quick to anger, judge and condemn. While God does hold His children to a certain standard, as the above verse extols, He is a heavenly Father who understands man and his weaknesses even better than we know ourselves. As such, God knows our hearts, and whether our desire is to please Him and do good. Likewise, He also understands when we are hurting and in need of His grace, mercy and comfort during those times we must come to Him in repentance because we struggled or fell.
Just as your earthly father or mother would not just stand there and watch when you fall down and hurt yourself, our Heavenly father is even more loving and compassionate. He reaches His hand out to those who cry out to Him, and He is quick to forgive.
We all have made mistakes in life. Only God is perfect.
If you are a person reading this who thinks that something you may have said or done is too much for God to forgive, please know that He is ready and willing to welcome those who call upon Him in repentence into His family with open arms.
Contributed by Melanie Schurr (Copyright (c)2005 Melanie Schurr) Melanie Schurr is author of "Ecstatic Living: A Christian marriage manual and Life-guide", "Son Salutations" and "Daily Contemplations", which are a collection of read-one-a-day modern inspirations. For more information, visit www.MelanieSchurr.com
