God’s Divine Mercy
The great and mighty God, who upholds the entire universe by His power, chose to pour out His mercy on those who, by nature, did not deserve it—yes, on you and me. By His creative word, He formed man from the dust of the earth and breathed His own life into him. And God did this knowing that man’s heart would one day turn in rebellion, making him an enemy of his Creator. Yet in spite of this foreknowledge, God still created man in His own image, with a marvelous plan of redemption: that He Himself would enter into humanity as the man Jesus Christ to bear the penalty of His creation’s sin.
Jesus Christ—fully God and fully man—was not an afterthought in response to man’s fall. He was foreknown before the foundation of the world, appointed to come at the exact time set by the Father to conquer sin. It pleased the Father that all the fullness of deity would dwell in Christ, so that through His death He might reconcile all things to Himself, making peace through His shed blood on the cross. Oh, the depth and the riches of the mercy of God—so far beyond our comprehension!
Some might ask, “If God loved us, why did He allow sin into the world?” The Bible shows us that God, in His perfect wisdom and holiness, ordained all that comes to pass—including the entrance of sin—not because He needed to defend His throne, but so that His glory might be revealed in the fullness of His attributes. Angels and man were created with the ability to obey or disobey, and God—knowing they would fall—purposed to display His justice in judgment and His mercy in redemption through Jesus Christ. Without the fall, we would never have known the depth of God’s grace or the glory of His redeeming love.
Today, I urge you—look to the cross and see the salvation of God. Gaze upon the mercy displayed in His beloved Son. See the crimson blood streaming from His pierced hands and feet. Behold His face, marred with blood, sweat, and tears, and hear His voice—gentle even in agony— as He prays, ““Father, forgive them; for they do not know what they are doing.” Will you not bow before Him now in deep conviction, crying out, “Father, have mercy on my soul”? Realize that upon that cross He was bearing your sins—your guilt, your shame, your transgressions.
If you are even beginning to feel the weight of this truth, know this—you are loved beyond all measure. So stop running from God and run to Him. Fix your eyes on Jesus for the forgiveness of sins. Though mankind forfeited God’s blessings by believing the serpent’s lie, God—rich in mercy—crushed that lie through the death and resurrection of His Son, redeeming all who trust in Him from false hope.
For those who belong to Christ, it was the work of God alone in your soul. The Scriptures declare: “But God, being rich in mercy, because of His great love with which He loved us, even when we were dead in our transgressions, made us alive together with Christ (by grace you have been saved), and raised us up with Him, and seated us with Him in the heavenly places in Christ Jesus.”
Oh, beloved of God, the day is coming when we, the redeemed, will stand in His glorious presence forever—joining the saints from every age and singing, “Holy, holy, holy is the Lord God Almighty, who was and is and is to come—the First and the Last, who died and is alive forevermore.”
My friend, do you truly know this God of infinite love? If not, I pray that His mercy would press so heavily upon your heart that you would not rest until you have surrendered all to Him. Pause now. Consider the brutal sufferings of Jesus Christ. See the love of God poured out for you. Confess your sins. Ask Him to open the eyes of your heart, that you may behold the glory of Jesus and find eternal life in Him.
“But God, being rich in mercy, because of His great love with which He loved us….” - Ephesians 2:4 NASB