A Beautiful Prayer for God’s Mercy
Mercy and Grace—huge concepts for Christians and a foundational part of who God is. “The Lord is full of compassion and mercy” (James 5:11). Before we focus on mercy, let’s take a second to talk about the difference between them. It’s important to realize mercy and grace aren’t interchangeable because they’re not the same.
Think of mercy as not being punished when we do deserve it—God delivering us from judgment.
Think of grace as being rewarded when we don’t deserve it—God blessing the unworthy.
I can be the best person, the most devoted Christ follower, and a consistent church attender. But without Jesus I’m always going to be unworthy. We can thank sin for that . .
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Cherrye Vasquez
Oh, my goodness! Thank you for this blog post. It’s a great reminder of a Sunday school lesson I sat in not too long ago. This explanation is needed and appreciated. I wholeheartedly agree. God is so good to us. I know how undeserving I am of his grace.
Thank you, GOD!