THE SIZE OF GOD’S MERCY
David attempted to describe the size of God’s mercy by comparing it to the heavens and earth. He imagined the height of God’s mercy as rising as high as the heavens, and the breadth of His mercy being as wide as the “east is from the west.”
Yet, in Jesus Christ, such comparisons are no longer needed. For in Him we have the size of God’s mercy on display. What is the height of God’s loving mercy? Isn’t it the height of the cross on Calvary’s hill where Jesus was hung between heaven and earth? What is the breadth of God’s forgiving mercy? Isn’t it seen in Christ’s outstretched arms on the cross with His hands nailed to its cruel beam. The height and breadth of God’s mercy is most clearly revealed in the cross of Christ.
Look at the cross. That’s how much God loves us. That’s how far He has gone to forgive us.
PRAYER: Dear Father, we are amazed at Your mercy and grace. Thank You for forgiving us through the blood of Jesus. Sanctify us by Your Word. Your Word is truth. Wash us white as snow and make us one with You and with the body of Christ, so that the world will know that we belong to Christ. In Jesus’ name, amen.