My God is Compassionate D03042022
- COUPLES AND SINGLES NETWORK FOR CHRIST INITIATIVE
- Apr 3, 2022
- 2 min read
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CASNFCI SCRIPTURE & PRAYER FOR THE DAY
My God is Compassionate:
The Lord is compassionate and gracious, slow to anger, abounding in love. —Psalm 103:8.
The thought of what God had done for Israel led David to celebrate His grace, patience, mercy, and consistent love. But David also knew these facts about the Lord through personal experience. God had shown David mercy and unmerited favor by withholding death from him after David's affair with Bathsheba, Uriah’s wife 2 Samuel 12:7–13. David had confessed his sin, and the Lord forgave him and demonstrated His love toward him Psalm 51:1–3. The nation of Israel, as well, had experienced the Lord's mercy and grace. Despite frequent rebellion against the Lord, the people of Israel had found forgiveness and assurance that the Lord had set His love upon them. They had learned the truth God proclaimed to Moses on Mount Sinai: "The LORD, the LORD, a God merciful and gracious, slow to anger, and abounding in steadfast love and faithfulness" Exodus 34:6. Time after time Israel as a people provoked the Lord, but He did not destroy them. The fact that Israel exists today bears testimony to the Lord's mercy, grace, and love.
when Jesus said, “Father, forgive them,” on the cross, he was also teaching us about God. As our heavenly Father, it is in God’s very character to forgive. Again and again, when we come back from the strange ways of our ignorance and foolishness, we find God waiting for us with a welcoming heart. He is ready even eager to forgive us when we return home like the prodigal son Luke 15:11-32. God’s heart is not quick to condemn but, rather, to forgive. “God did not send his Son … to condemn the world, but to save the world through him” (John 3:17). Thanks be to God that still today Jesus prays, “Father, forgive them,” on our behalf Romans 8:34; Hebrews 7:25.
PRAYER
Lord, we are grateful that you are compassionate, merciful, and full of love. Help me to cherish this truth each day. In Jesus’ name. Amen.
Rev. Isaac G. Y Bangalu Founder & CE
Couples & Singles Network for Christ Initiative
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