Friday, August 1, 2008

SCRIPTURE OF THE DAY: Romans 11:25-32

PSALM OF THE WEEK: Psalm 95

HYMN OF THE DAY: CH# 4 “Holy! Holy! Holy! Lord God Almighty!” http://www.cyberhymnal.org/htm/h/o/holyholy.htm

VERSE OF THE DAY: For God has imprisoned all in disobedience so that he may be merciful to all. Romans 11:32 NRSV

 

Why does God allow us to sin?  Why does God allow for wicked, evil things to happen?  God has the power to stop all that, but hasn’t.  Why not?  According to this verse, God allows everyone to be the way we are, so that God may be merciful to all of us through Jesus Christ our Lord and Savior.  Furthermore, God continues to be merciful to us after we accept Christ.  Good thing, too, because none of us are perfect.  We all make mistakes.  We all sin or “miss the mark” as that word means.  God continues to show us mercy.   We may not abuse this mercy (see Romans 6:1), but thank God that we have it.

 

PRAYER: O Merciful God, I may not understand all your majestic ways, but I give you thanks for the mercy you have shown me in my life. May I be as merciful to those who have wronged me and thus show them your merciful way. Amen.

 

See you in Church Sunday,

Pastor Sandy

 

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