The steadfast love of the Lord never ceases; his mercies never come to an end; they are new every morning. (Lamentations 3:22-23)
Oh what a comfort we have in God’s Word today. No matter how much we mess things up, and I mess things up a lot, His mercies are new every morning. God always acts in mercy to His children, all of them, and that includes me and you. I have learned by way of personal experience that God’s mop is bigger than my mess!
The grace and mercy of God are truly amazing. Every bit of it is undeserved. Every bit of it is unearned. Every bit of it is unmerited. Every bit of it is simply a result of God’s gracious nature that predisposes Him to pour out His grace and mercy upon you, not only daily, but moment by moment. And if we are honest with ourselves, we know by way of personal experience, we need it every moment of every day.
Think about the last time you really messed things up. Perhaps it was something you said or something you did whether in your personal or professional life. Was not God merciful to you in the middle of your mess? Of course He was. He loved you the same after you messed things up as He did before. Because you are in Christ, you are absolutely loved. You cannot make God love you anymore and you cannot cause God to love you any less. He loves you as He loves His precious Son Jesus.
Regardless of the mess we make, our God never gets mad at the mess we have created. He simply acts in mercy toward us. And that is because we are covered by the blood of the Lamb of God who has taken away every sin, past, present, and to come. How else could God respond to us when we are clothed in the righteousness of Christ? Our God responds in mercy every time we mess things up and that should be a source of comfort for each of us today.
Let me leave you today with a lasting reminder of this wonderful truth:
But when the kindness and love of God our Savior appeared, he saved us, not because of righteous things we had done, but because of his mercy. He saved us through the washing of rebirth and renewal by the Holy Spirit. (Titus 3:4-5).
This is the Gospel. This is grace for your race. NEVER FORGET THAT . . . AMEN!
Grace for the Race 