Thoughts for another day

June 13, 2014.

Today's verse:  Sirach 51:8. Then thought I upon thy mercy, O Lord, and upon thy acts of old, how thou deliverest such as wait for thee, and savest them out of the hands of the enemies. (KJV)

(Pls. read the above before you read further.  Thanks)

When life’s shallow existence calls for a change in the way life is lived there may be many rough edges that need to be smoothened.  It would be time to correct the large number of wrongs that might have been committed and countless faults that could have caused immense trouble to many and great pain to God.  For all sin causes God immense ache just like the father of the prodigal son had to undergo much heartache at the carcinogenic behavior of his wayward child.  Yet, when the prodigal returned home, the father, it seemed, came back to life with his soul lifted from the morose situation his unruly son had dumped it into.  Mercy and love for his son got the better of him and he warmly welcomed him home even though the son had lost all privileges as ‘son’ to the man.

So also today, we learn of the way in which God stands at the door of our hearts, mercy flowing all around Him, waiting to see if we’ll hearken to His call and come back.  Even in the most negative situations, when wrapped in the thick smog of sin, nestled in the muck of the world; yet by the repentance in our hearts we’re troubled at the pain it causes God and are waiting for that one opportunity to get out and begin again, then God comes to us and He lifts us up and lets us live.

Surely I’d say, there’s never an occasion as long as we live our lives that God forsakes us and has no mercy on us.  His nature is love and mercy oozes out of Him as does blood out of a living person to give life to the one who needs his blood.  Jesus lost His blood to show us how much He loves us and His mercy gives us life and enriches us in its wake.   Across ages we learn of His constant mercy for man as also the Word of God tells us.  It’s enough to learn that He is merciful and considerate and then go to Him boldly even in our sin, to be embraced by Him and love Him and live for Him.