Love, Mercy, and Grace

Like the song says, “Who am I that a King would bleed and die for?”  I may never know the answer to this question, but I do know that God left His kingdom in heaven, came to earth and embodied Himself (incarnated) into human flesh as a baby, born to Mary and Joseph. 

You can read about His birth in (Luke 2:1-14).  My mother-in-law called it The Christmas Story.  This God/Child was named Jesus—King of kings and Lord of lords—God in flesh.

How can I, being a mortal human being, ever commune with Him or stand in the presence of Deity?  I can do so, because of God’s amazing grace, which is His free gift to humanity.  This includes you and me.

We are no longer under the law of Moses, but under the dispensation of grace.  A person who surrenders their life to the Lord becomes a born-again-Believer.  They are recognized by God, as His child, after He saves them by grace, through Jesus, His Son.

(Ephesians 2:8,9), “For by grace you have been saved through faith, and that not of yourselves; it is the gift of God,” (v 9) “not of works, lest anyone should boast.”

I’m just a sinner saved by grace, through faith.  Jesus is surely the wind behind my sails.  He is the reason I have a song in my heart, because He is that song!

(Hebrews 11:1), “Now faith is the substance of things hoped for, the evidence of things not seen.

Jesus, alone, is our only hope of an abundant life on earth and eternal life in heaven.

(Acts 4:12), “Nor is there salvation in any other, for there is no other name under heaven given among men by which we must be saved.”

God extended mercy, rather than judgement, when I asked Him to forgive my sins.  God loved me so much that He gave His only Son to die on a cross for my redemption.  He forgave everyone of my transgressions.

The plan of salvation was culminated at the cross of Calvary when Jesus was crucified.  After enduring the heartbreaking acts of hatred against Him, and the excruciating pain that He was subjected to, He said, “It is finished!”  And bowing His head, He gave up His spirit.  He suffered and died, because of the love He had for you and me.

(Romans 3:23), “For all have sinned and fall short of the glory of God.”

God did not reject me or hold my sins over my head and exclaim, “There is no hope for you!”  Jesus became our hope when He willingly died for our sins.  He paid the full price for our redemption, debts that He did not owe, which were the debts we could not pay.

I needed a Savior to wash my sins away.  Jesus gave me living water for my thirsting soul.  It was pure and refreshing springs of living water that flowed directly from the throne of Almighty God.

(1 John 1:9), “If we confess our sins, He is faithful and just to forgive us our sins and to cleanse us from all unrighteousness.”

God does not want anyone to perish or lose their way and become separated from Him for eternity.  His love is unmeasurable, deeper than the ocean and higher than any star in the heavens.

(John 3:17), “For God did not send His Son into the world to condemn the world, but that the world through Him might be saved.

Faith, Hope and Charity…the greatest of these is charity (love).  These words go together with Love, Mercy, and Grace.  Jesus is all the above.

Who am I that a King would die for?  I was a sinner searching for peace in a world filled with confusion and hopelessness.  I needed something solid to place my feet upon, and someone I could trust to be my friend.  Jesus is that friend.

(Proverbs 18:24), “A man who has friends must himself be friendly, but there is a friend who sticks closer than a brother.”

I was like a lamb, lost in the wilderness of sin, but Jesus found me and lovingly took me by the hand in His nail scarred hand and brought me home to the fold.  He came to me when I felt alone and weary from my long, hard journey. 

My sins were many, whereas my righteousness was as filthy rags in the sight of a holy God, but He looked beyond my faults and saw my need of a Savior—Jesus Christ.  All I needed to do was reach out my hand and receive His gift of grace and accept His Son as Savior and Chief Executor of my affairs.

A wandering soul need only ask God to forgive their sins, and they will receive His free gifts of Love, Mercy, and Grace. 

Just open your heart’s door to Jesus, in faith, and God will do the rest.  He completely saves and will set your feet securely on the unmovable, unshakable, solid rock—Jesus.  He becomes the chief cornerstone as you build a relationship with Him.  All of heaven rejoices when a person becomes a child of the King. 

There will be no regrets in heaven when we stand before a righteous God and hear Him say, “Enter into the joy of the Lord, good and faithful servant.”  It will be worth it all when we see Jesus.

Written by,

Papa Boyd