August 15, 2008

“Where is the god who can compare with you — wiping the slate clean of guilt. Turning a blind eye, a deaf ear, to the past sins of our purged and precious people?” You don’t nurse your anger and don’t stay angry long, for mercy is your specialty. That’s what you love most.” Micah 7:18.. The Message

Who can compare …?

… to the Slate-Cleaning One … to the Mercy Specialist … to the One who loves to bury your mess on the bottom of the sea??? God wants you to know with all of your heart how completely He has cleared away the guilt that once surrounded your life. He has never turned a blind eye or deaf ear to your past .. present .. or future. He doesn’t hold on to anger like we do. He doesn’t measure forgiveness by your efforts. He measures it through Jesus. So … He doesn’t see what you see … or remember what you remember … or stay angry at your past and present struggles. He wants you to see the world with a Christ-stamped mind that reaches out with compassion … serves up mercy … speaks to the depth of how far God will remove and sink sin. Nothing can compare to the life and finished work of the Crucified One. That’s how much you are loved. It only takes a moment…

“And compassion is on its way to us. You’ll stamp out our wrongdoing. You’ll sink our sins to the bottom of the ocean.” Micah 7:19 The Message

Ken Chester: Grace-Gripped is sent M-F to Followers of Jesus and friends of Priority One (P1F.org)