Rich in mercy

(Ephesians 2:4) “But God, being rich in mercy…”

With mankind’s position established and understood by those willing to learn from the God of Abraham, Isaac and Jacob, and for us who acknowledge that God is true and that every man who opposes His Words is a liar; we are now in a position to bask in the goodness of God and His rich mercies. This is why Paul brings us to a place of understanding of where we were in our plight to find God in our lives prior to God being rich in mercy. Its God who was merciful and not mankind that is wise, sin had taken care of this actuality. Somewhere within the Christians existence here on earth our lives began to take on new meaning and the life we once lived began to shift; for me it was “wine, women and song” and it was brought to an abrupt halt; in hindsight it is obvious that it was God’s guiding me with a gracious hand which was and still is filled with mercy toward a person who was once dead in my trespasses, twenty something years ago Christ became far more attractive and everything else was placed on the back-burner; an impossible self propelled shift in my understanding with new found deliberations my reality. The Word of God was now the champion in my life, nothing else really mattered. How did this happen? “But God, being rich in mercy…” There was no “quantum physics” attached to me being born again, save the miracle of God having mercy upon my soul. We have no platform to boast from concerning our involvement in our salvation. How could a wretch like me have any boast in his involvement towards God’s mercy?  

“But God, being rich in mercy, because of the great love with which he loved us, even when we were dead in our trespasses, made us alive together with Christ--by grace you have been saved—“ (Ephesians 2:4-5) - If it wasn’t for God’s intervention in our (the Christian) lives we would still be dead in our trespasses and our sins (even when we were dead in our trespasses), its from that state that we were made alive together with Christ; a miracle of mammoth proportion. And then Paul rounds his hypothesis off with a truth that is unavoidable and it must never be overlooked, even through our arrogance and pride likes to accredited salvation to our choice at times; “by grace (unmerited favour) you have been saved”.

Once we understand the passive role we had with our Spiritual birth and the mechanism used to impart the Spirit of God into our lives, the One who gives us eyes to see Spiritual things in the correct perspective, it is then easy to understand the mercies of God in our lives as an astounding phenomenon. We did nothing to deserve His mercy; in fact we did everything to force God’s judgement upon our lives with the Lake of Fire looming as our punishment. BUT GOD was RICH in MERCY! Thank you my great God and Father for you love towards me and I also speak for all those who believe that you raised your beloved Son from the dead and for those who now confess Jesus as Lord. Some may only understand this in part, but you mercy covers us all, praise your name!

Father God you are truly Merciful and we thank you from the bottom of our heart for remembering us, all honour, power and glory belongs to you; Hail KING JESUS for the work of Calvary. How I long for the day when I will see you as you are, without any veil protecting my perishable flesh from your brilliance. But until that day arrives, continue to renew a right spirit within me is my cry, there is much still to be done, Amen and Amen!

Signing off

Tyrone