Grace and Mercy

[Big Dusty]

(This is a blog I wrote yesterday. Link: http://bigdusty.blogspot.com/2010/01/grace-and-mercy.html

Romans 3:24 (CEV) says, "But God treats us much better than we deserve, and because of Christ Jesus, he freely accepts us and sets us free from our sins." I don't know about you, but as I like to say, that'll preach right there. Grace and mercy. Grace is favor or good will. Mercy is compassion. Grace and mercy is the reason we wake up in the morning after we've sinned the night/morning before. James 1:15 (CEV) says, "Our desires make us sin, and when sin is finished with us, it leaves us dead." We also know that it is written in the Bible that, "The wages of sin is death." Everyone who is reading this should've been dead, but because of God's grace and mercy, He allows us to wake up every morning. And like I said in an earlier post, Lamentations 3:39-40 (CEV) say, "We're still alive! We shouldn't complain when we are being punished for our sins. Instead, we should think about the way we are living, and turn back to the Lord." Most of us have heard the song Amazing Grace. Think about the words. "Amazing grace/how sweet the sound/the saved a wretch/like me." A wretch is a miserable, unfortunate, or unhappy person. All of us have been there, and those of us who have accepted Jesus in our lives, know that it was by His grace. There's an old song that says, "Your grace and mercy brought me through. I'm living this moment because of You. I want to thank You, and praise You too. For Your grace and mercy brought me through." Another song says, "Where would I be, if not for Your grace carrying me through every season?" This is personal to me. I know I've done stuff not that long ago, and I mean that, and when I wake up the next morning it's like, "Somebody is praying for me. Thank you God for grace and mercy." So don't take the fact that you're still living after your sins for granted. The reason you're still living, is because God is giving you another chance to turn back to Him. He your savior wants to be, be saved today!!

Stay Saved

[Spiritually Anointed]

That's a great word my man! I appreciate you sharing with us. This should be enough to make known that each day should be lived to the fullest because we should be dead... we should be at our worst, but God's grace and mercy has kept us with so much love and blessings that it's just unfathomable (if that's a word)...

I'm blessed, and touched by that word man. We gotta really take a look at what direction we're going and press on in freedom!

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Some good word there bro!
Bless you!

I'll see if i can post some teaching up in here soon..

[Big Dusty]

All glory, honor, and praise goes to God.

[follow me on twitter ReCITERmusic]

All glory, honor, and praise goes to God.

AMEN!

[Spiritually Anointed]

Haha word, it's a blessing to be alive EVERY-DAY! Just look at the tragedy that happened in Haiti. I mean, that could very easily be any one of us, couldn't it?