When was the last time you gave thought to just how merciful Jesus really is? It is my prayer that you will continually contemplate the multiplied mercies of your Master after reading this word of encouragement today.
A ruler of the synagogue came to Jesus and fell at His feet, crying out for Him to come to his house and heal his 12-year-old daughter, who was dying. Jesus agreed to help, and then something remarkable happened. While He was on His way to heal the girl, Jesus healed a woman who had been subject to bleeding for 12 years! This shows me the limitless supply of mercy within our Master. While He was on a mission of mercy to one, He extended mercy to another.
Our Lord’s ministry was marked by mercy beyond measure everywhere He went. He healed the sick, made the lame walk, caused the blind to see and the deaf to hear, and raised the dead to life. All these mercies were delivered while He was on His way to the most magnificent errand of mercy the world has ever known.
When Jesus had cried out again in a loud voice, he gave up his spirit. At that moment the curtain of the temple was torn in two from top to bottom. (Matthew 27:50-51)
Every act of mercy performed by our Lord was done while He was on His way to the cross. He took time for the little children. He had a divine appointment with a Samaritan woman at Jacob’s well. He received prostitutes and tax collectors. He ministered to His fearful disciples on a boat in a storm. He wept with two sisters who were grieving the loss of their brother Lazarus. He even celebrated with his mother and disciples at a wedding. Everything Jesus did was a mercy to all those He did it with.
Did you notice in Matthew 27:51 that the curtain of the temple was torn from top to bottom? Do you know what that means to you today? It means mercies beyond measure are ready for you to receive. The temple was divided into three primary parts: courts, the Holy Place, and the Most Holy Place (which only the high priest could enter once a year on the Day of Atonement). This curtain that was torn from top to bottom was the one separating the Holy Place from the Most Holy Place, which means that the barrier between God and His people has been once-for-all removed by the cross work of the Lord Jesus Christ.
If that is not mercy beyond measure, I don’t know what is! Our access to the Almighty is unrestricted. The only Mediator is Jesus. We can go to Him morning, noon, and night, 24/7, knowing that we will be received and met with mercy beyond measure because Jesus has never stopped being merciful to His people . . . and He never will.
What mercy do you need today from your Master? What’s keeping you away?
Let us then approach the throne of grace with confidence, so that we may receive mercy and find grace to help us in our time of need. (Hebrews 4:16)
This is the Gospel. This is grace for your race. NEVER FORGET THAT . . . AMEN!
Grace for the Race 