Tag Archives: mercy

Rescuing the Perishing

22And have mercy on some, who are doubting; 23save others, snatching them out of the fire; and on some have mercy with fear, hating even the garment polluted by the flesh. Jude 22-23 It’s logical to think that Jude would … Continue reading

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The Perfect Choice

48 “For He has had regard for the humble state of His bondslave; for behold, from this time on all generations will count me blessed. 49 “For the Mighty One has done great things for me; and holy is His … Continue reading

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Model Citizen

 7 Therefore be patient, brethren, until the coming of the Lord. The farmer waits for the precious produce of the soil, being patient about it, until it gets the early and late rains. 8 You too be patient; strengthen your … Continue reading

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What’s Got Into Me?

And He did not let him, but He said to him, “Go home to your people and report to them what great things the Lord has done for you, and how He had mercy on you.” And he went away … Continue reading

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At His Mercy

Some of us raised in another day were constantly preached at that you get nothing in life without hard work. Here we read that we can will it so, or run hard at something, and still fail, that it’s only … Continue reading

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In Wrath Remember Mercy

Lord, I have heard the report about You and I fear. O Lord, revive Your work in the midst of the years, in the midst of the years make it known; in wrath remember mercy. Habakkuk 3:2 What Hababbuk had … Continue reading

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But God…

 1 And you were dead in your trespasses and sins, 2 in which you formerly walked according to the course of this world, according to the prince of the power of the air, of the spirit that is now working in the sons of disobedience. 3 Among them we too all formerly lived in the … Continue reading

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Keep Your Powder Dry

Paul’s conversion has always puzzled me. I can’t find where he “prayed the prayer” or “walked the aisle.” All I see is a fire-breathing zealot ravaging Christians door-to-door one minute, and the Lord’s firebrand the next.  It takes some piecing together to … Continue reading

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