"Thy mercy, O Lord, is in the heavens; and thy faithfulness reacheth unto the clouds."
Messages about God's nature can be very confusing today. If you listen to some preachers, God has given up and encourages us in any old kind of lifestyle. If you listen to others they tell you that God is so mad at you that you had better watch yourself. Of course, both of these are caricatures of the two natures of God portrayed in the Bible. He is a God of wrath. He even refers to Himself as a "jealous God." But the Bible never says that "God is wrath." It does, however, teach us in 1 John 4:8b that "God is love." Psalm 36:5 gives us two of the greatest evidences of God's love - mercy and faithfulness: Thank God that He is the God of mercy (and grace), for, if He wasn't we would all be in very deep trouble. The greatest example of His mercy, of course, is the coming of Jesus Christ into the world to share His mercy on the cross. Jesus is God's personal statement of His mercy - "mercy in the flesh" if you please. Without the mercy of God, we would have to live daily with His wrath. What I know about His wrath from the Bible, I prefer mercy. The second aspect of His love is faithfulness. Throughout the Bible, God proves Himself faithful to us. 1 John 1:9 states that "If we confess our sins, He is faithful and just to forgive us our sins." This means that if we sin and come to God in true repentance, He will practice mercy and be faithful to forgive us. Being faithful means that when we come to Him in true confession, the Lord will always forgive us. This is one of the greatest promises of the Bible. Let us be grateful that in His great love, God did not leave us with only His wrath, but that He practices mercy and faithfulness in our lives. Thank Him! Bro. Joe
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