July 14, 2008

  • MERCY FOR MONDAY

    “When I come to the Lord after I’ve blown it, I’ve only one
    argument to make. It’s not the argument of the difficulty of the
    environment that I am in. It’s not the argument of the difficult people
    that I’m near. It’s not the argument of good intentions that were
    thwarted in some way.

    I come to the Lord with only one appeal; his mercy. I’ve no other
    defense. I’ve no other standing. I’ve no other hope. I can’t escape the
    reality of my biggest problem; me! So I appeal to the one thing in my
    life that’s sure and will never fail. I appeal to the one thing that
    guaranteed not only my acceptance with God, but the hope of new
    beginnings and fresh starts. I appeal on the basis of the greatest gift
    I ever have or ever will be given.

    I leave the courtroom of my own defense, I come out of hiding and I
    admit who I am. But I’m not afraid, because I’ve been personally and
    eternally blessed. Because of what Jesus has done, God looks on me with
    mercy. It’s my only appeal, it’s the source of my hope, it’s my life.
    Mercy, mercy me!”

    —Paul David Tripp, Whiter Than Snow (Wheaton, Ill: Crossway Books, 2008), 22

Comments (9)

  • Can't argue with that!

  • I so needed to read this today!  Tears came to my eyes and I just said thank you Lord for using you to deliver this message to my heart!

  • Mercy rewrote my life!!!!!!!! Great post.

  • I'm so very grateful for the gift of His mercy ... where would we be without it ... this was a wonderful post, Susan, thank you for sharing it!

    I also wanted to thank you for coming by and sharing in Ian's 'birth' day with us! It seems like just yesterday that it all took place, and he was a wee babe! Times and circumstances change, so do we (finally got rid of those BIG glasses ) ... but I'm thankful that God never changes ... His mercies are new every single morning! You have a great evening, and Tuesday, my friend!

    Hugs,
    ~ Deborah <><

  • Our biggest problem truly is ourselves...I am so grateful for His mercy and His blood that cleanses me, and for new beginnings as often as I need them! ~Colleen~ 

  • Thank you so much for this beautiful post... I really needed to hear this today!

  • Susan, thank you for sharing this!  I'm so glad that I am not the only one that has no defense, and is eternally grateful for His mercy!  It makes me think of that Andrae Crouch song...

    "I don't know why Jesus loved me, I don't know why He cared, I don't know why He sacrificed His life, oh, but I'm glad, I'm glad He did!" 

  • This was great.

  • How true, mercy where we can boldly approach the throne of grace.

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