Romans 12:8 …if [your gift] is to show mercy, do it cheerfully.
Yesterday I was listening to the song “Shoulders” by for King & Country. I’ve heard the song countless times, but yesterday, the line “Your mercy is relentless” really jumped out at me. The word relentless has such a negative connotation. Google defines it as “oppressively constant; incessant.” But when the term is applied to God’s grace, the thought, to me, is quite amazing—His mercy does not quit. Ever. No matter what I do. No matter how prickly I am. He loves me that much. He is relentless in the pursuit of me.
Isaiah 55:8 “My thoughts are nothing like your thoughts,” says the LORD. “And my ways are far beyond anything you could imagine.”
Humans aren’t really wired that way, I think. I know I’m guilty of giving something my best shot but calling it quits if the return on my investment doesn’t seem worth all I have to sacrifice for it. I’m incredibly thankful that my Savior’s mercy is relentless. Even though I try my hardest every day, I undoubtedly need liberal doses of His mercy every second of my life. Thank You, Jesus.
Lam 3:21-23 But this I call to mind, and therefore I have hope: The steadfast love of the LORD never ceases; His mercies never come to an end; they are new every morning….
Lord, Thank You for this day, for Your fierce love, for Your relentless mercy. I do not deserve them. I cannot earn them. I am not worthy of them, yet You lavish me with Your grace daily. Help me to treat everyone I encounter with the same relentless mercy with which You treat me. Draw us closer. Amen.
Heb 4:16 Let us then approach God’s throne of grace with confidence, so that we may receive mercy and find grace to help us in our time of need.
Have a blessed day.
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