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Friday, March
3, 2023
Yesterday
we stopped by
to visit Jesse
and Anna Ruth
on the Old
Windmill Farm.
I helped Jesse
set up for
what we hope
will be
another great
year for farm
tours. Look
carefully to
notice the
peacock atop
our car.
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"Rich
In Mercy"
Message
summary:
Let
us respond to
God’s mercy by
offering our
life to Him. “Therefore,
I urge you,
brothers, in
view of God’s
mercy, to
offer your
bodies as
living
sacrifices,
holy and
pleasing to
God—this is
your spiritual
act of
worship”
(Romans 12:1).
“But I have trusted in Thy mercy; my heart shall rejoice in Thy salvation” (Psalm 13:5). “Who is a God like You, who pardons sin and forgives the transgression of the remnant of His inheritance? You do not stay angry forever but delight to show mercy” (Micah 7:18). “Among them we too all formerly lived in the lusts of our flesh, indulging the desires of the flesh and of the mind, and were by nature children of wrath, even as the rest. But God, being rich in mercy, because of His great love with which He loved us, even when we were dead in our transgressions, made us alive together with Christ (by grace you have been saved)” (Ephesians 2:3-5). “Let us therefore come boldly unto the throne of grace, that we may obtain mercy, and find grace to help in time of need” (Hebrews 4:16).
We
consider how
around the
world the
physical and
material
blessings of
those who
follow Christ
vary so
greatly. Some
live in intact
families where
God's love is
expressed in
the home.
Others live in
homes marked
by division
and strife and
in some
instances
abuse. Some
have a
powerful
network of
support,
others are
lonely and
isolated. Some
possess more
of this
world's stuff
than others,
while some
live in
extreme
poverty. There
are those who
have good
health; others
deal with a
devastating
illness. Some
live in lands
of relative
peace, others
live under
oppression and
persecution.
But there is a fundamental blessing we all share. If we get a spiritual perspective it's by far the greatest blessing. We are recipients of God's grace and mercy. Some have made this distinction between mercy and grace: mercy is not getting what we deserve; grace is getting what we don’t deserve.
But there is a fundamental blessing we all share. If we get a spiritual perspective it's by far the greatest blessing. We are recipients of God's grace and mercy. Some have made this distinction between mercy and grace: mercy is not getting what we deserve; grace is getting what we don’t deserve.
Jim
Gambini, our
pastor about
20 years ago,
put it this
way: "Grace is
giving the
goodness
desired but
not deserved.
Mercy is
withholding
the
destructive
consequence of
the offense
that is
deserved."
We
give thanks
today for the
complimentary
aspects of
God’s abundant
mercy and
overflowing
grace.
Mercy;
what an
incomparable
dimension of
our Lord’s
character!
It’s extolled
by writers
throughout the
Bible. David
declared, "His
mercy is very
great".
Zechariah
proclaimed the
“tender
mercy of our
God”.
Paul says we
are “objects
of His mercy”,
and that God
is “rich
in mercy”.
And James
says, “The
Lord is full
of compassion
and mercy".
Praise the
Lord whose
mercies endure
forever! And
He delights to
demonstrate
His mercy to
each one of us
today.
Let us respond to God’s mercy by offering our life to Him. “Therefore, I urge you, brothers, in view of God’s mercy, to offer your bodies as living sacrifices, holy and pleasing to God—this is your spiritual act of worship” (Romans 12:1).
Let us respond to God’s mercy by offering our life to Him. “Therefore, I urge you, brothers, in view of God’s mercy, to offer your bodies as living sacrifices, holy and pleasing to God—this is your spiritual act of worship” (Romans 12:1).
Praise
the Lord!
His mercy is more.
Stronger than darkness; new every morn;
Our sins, they are many, His mercy is more.
His mercy is more.
Stronger than darkness; new every morn;
Our sins, they are many, His mercy is more.
Be
encouraged
today, (Hebrews
3:13)
Stephen
and Brooksyne
Weber
Daily
prayer:
Father,
we thank You
for the
redeeming
blood of Jesus
that imparts
mercy to me
and pardon for
my sins.
Wretched as I
may be, Your
mercy is
greater! Only
a God like You
chooses to
delight in
expressing
mercy to the
undeserving
masses that
defy Your Holy
Name. Thank
You for
reaching me in
the depth of
my sin and
raising me to
the height of
Your Holiness
– it’s only
through Your
blood and it’s
only through
Your mercy
that I come
and You
joyfully
welcome me!
Words cannot
express my
eternal
gratitude for
such
indescribable
love. Amen.Today's
Suggested
Music and Supplemental
Resources
"His Mercy is More" Click to listen on YouTube Calvary Church children's choir from this last Sunday.
Beautiful!
That’s how
mercy saw me.
Though I was broken and so lost,
Though I was broken and so lost,
but mercy
looked past
all my faults.
The justice of
God saw what I
had done,
but mercy saw me through the Son.
Not what I was, but what I should be,
that’s how mercy saw me.
but mercy saw me through the Son.
Not what I was, but what I should be,
that’s how mercy saw me.
Gracie
fighting
Gracie! A
video of our
cat in the
mirror.
A note from a reader regarding yesterday's message on "A Consideration Of Being Wronged": This message really hit home with me because years ago I went through persecution from my former church. It was the hardest trial of my life. I struggled to keep my heart clean before the Lord and not bad mouth them to anyone. I trusted Jesus to vindicate me and with His strength and counsel my Godly character remained intact and my heart found forgiveness for them.
A note from a reader regarding yesterday's message on "A Consideration Of Being Wronged": This message really hit home with me because years ago I went through persecution from my former church. It was the hardest trial of my life. I struggled to keep my heart clean before the Lord and not bad mouth them to anyone. I trusted Jesus to vindicate me and with His strength and counsel my Godly character remained intact and my heart found forgiveness for them.
Stephen's
note: This
coming Sunday
I will be
teaching in
our Crossroads
Adult Bible
Fellowship
class. This is
the first time
I've taught
since January
1st. The
lesson I
taught was
titled "Five
Assurances for
the New Year".
I had planned
to teach a
follow-up
lesson the
next week on
"Five
Priorities For
The New Year".
But instead I
landed in the
hospital for a
week followed
by a rather
lengthy
recovery
period so
musing on the
assurances I
had taught on
was quite
helpful! For
those who like
to read
more...
here is my PowerPoint
presentation
(pdf) for
this Sunday's
lesson,
(subject to
additional
edits between
now and Sunday
morning)!
We
saw the
peacock
sitting on our
car from the
kitchen window
and Stephen
went out to
investigate.
He got this
closer view
just before
the peacock
flew off.
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