God gives life to this earth. It is through His mercy that He provides us with good. It is through His mercy that He provides us with shelter. In sickness or health, every breath that we take is from the abundant mercy of God. Every breath we take is from the abundant mercy of God. Every breather we take is because of God.
This is a difficult but important perspective to have. God is better to us than we realize. Our sins, even the smallest ones, should be reproved immediately. Yet God lets us live our lives and even blesses us. Acts 14:17 states, "Yet he has not left himself without testimony: He has shown kindness by giving you rain from heaven and crops in their seasons; he provides you with plenty of food and fills your hearts with joy." God can do this because He is merciful.
Mercy is God's abundant testimony to us. Thomas Watson describes, God's mercy is superabundant. The Lord has treasures of mercy in store... The vial of God's wrath, only drops- but the fountain of His mercy, runs....His mercy is over-flowing and ever-flowing. His mercy is infinite -without bounds, and without end."
Whatever our situations, we rest firmly in the grace of the cross. We can get lost in the difficulties of our circumstances, and in doing so become overcome with our own private tragedies. But God calls us to stop looking at ourselves and to fix our eyes on Him. Whether we live on this earth for ten years or one hundred, our time on earth is short. Focusing on ourselves never solves any problems. Focus instead on God, and live for the life to come.
Living Life
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