We
can’t balance out our bad deeds by performing an equal number of good deeds. We
must rely on the mercy of God to atone for our offenses. God’s mercy is equal
to his unfailing love; his compassion is equal to the erasing of my sins. Mercy,
love, and compassion sound like girly emotions until they are applied to God –
then they become words of power.
It’s
good that God isn’t merciful according to what we deserve or in the same
measure that we dish it out to others. He is merciful, not according to
anything that we can influence, nor because of his strong sense of
responsibility, but because of his unfailing love.
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