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“O THE HEIGHT AND DEPTH OF MERCY”
SATURDAY, SEPTEMBER 3
Isaiah 55:8-13
Psalm 32:1-11
"I acknowledged my
sin unto thee…"
"O THE HEIGHT AND DEPTH OF MERCY"
The height of God’s salvation plan can never be reached by man’s puny reasonings. Nor can the fullness of His redemption be measured or fathomed.
God’s salvation plan is made known to a lost world by the preaching of His Word. His Word when it was declared first by His holy prophets and apostles in times past, and expounded by preachers today, is bound to yield lasting results. It works on men’s hearts as rain on the earth. It is powerful to cause parched lives to spring to life, as rain will make the ground sprout and bear fruit. Preachers of the Word must have this assurance of a bountiful crop before they can declare God’s Word in power. Unless the preacher has faith in the Word he preaches, how can the hearer find faith in the Word whom he preached? As it is written, "from faith to faith" (Rom 1:17).
Like the Jews being liberated from Babylon to return to their homeland would be greeted with fanfare by sons of the soil so that hills and mountains would echo to their singing and the trees also to their clapping, so will messengers of the Gospel be resoundingly welcomed by those to whom they bring the good news. "How beautiful upon the mountains are the feet of him that bringeth good tidings, that publisheth peace; that bringeth good tidings of good..." (Isa 52:7; Rom 10:15).
The Gospel transforms lives. The earth now well watered brings forth fir trees and myrtle trees, instead of thorns and briers. From dwarfish meanness to towering benevolence, "that they might be called trees of righteousness, the planting of the LORD, that he might be glorified" (Isa 61:3). Is your life a thorn bush that causes wayfarers hurt and annoyance? Or a tree that gives shade and shelter, even to birds and animals? (Matt 13:31-32)
THOUGHT: How has the Gospel transformed my life?
PRAYER: (Use Ephesians 3:18-19.)
Posted in Adult RPG
Isaiah 55:8-13
Psalm 32:1-11
"I acknowledged my
sin unto thee…"
"O THE HEIGHT AND DEPTH OF MERCY"
The height of God’s salvation plan can never be reached by man’s puny reasonings. Nor can the fullness of His redemption be measured or fathomed.
God’s salvation plan is made known to a lost world by the preaching of His Word. His Word when it was declared first by His holy prophets and apostles in times past, and expounded by preachers today, is bound to yield lasting results. It works on men’s hearts as rain on the earth. It is powerful to cause parched lives to spring to life, as rain will make the ground sprout and bear fruit. Preachers of the Word must have this assurance of a bountiful crop before they can declare God’s Word in power. Unless the preacher has faith in the Word he preaches, how can the hearer find faith in the Word whom he preached? As it is written, "from faith to faith" (Rom 1:17).
Like the Jews being liberated from Babylon to return to their homeland would be greeted with fanfare by sons of the soil so that hills and mountains would echo to their singing and the trees also to their clapping, so will messengers of the Gospel be resoundingly welcomed by those to whom they bring the good news. "How beautiful upon the mountains are the feet of him that bringeth good tidings, that publisheth peace; that bringeth good tidings of good..." (Isa 52:7; Rom 10:15).
The Gospel transforms lives. The earth now well watered brings forth fir trees and myrtle trees, instead of thorns and briers. From dwarfish meanness to towering benevolence, "that they might be called trees of righteousness, the planting of the LORD, that he might be glorified" (Isa 61:3). Is your life a thorn bush that causes wayfarers hurt and annoyance? Or a tree that gives shade and shelter, even to birds and animals? (Matt 13:31-32)
THOUGHT: How has the Gospel transformed my life?
PRAYER: (Use Ephesians 3:18-19.)
Posted in Adult RPG