God's Word For Every Day

Grace, Gratitude, Glory – These three words summarize the meaning of the Lord’s Supper, the preaching of the Gospel, the message of the Bible. We live in an age where there is a great call for originality and novelty. Often, people lose their bearings. They don’t know what to believe. In such a time as this, we need teaching which is both simple and profound – simple enough to state clearly the message of the Lord’s Supper, the Gospel and the Bible; profound in a way that makes us conscious that, in the Lord’s Supper, the Gospel and the Bible, we are in contact with Someone greater than ourselves – the God of grace, the God of glory. As we consider this God – the God of grace, the God of glory, we must allow our hearts, and not only our minds, to be deeply affected, so that, from our hearts, there arises a song of thanksgiving. We have God’s call to thanksgiving. “Give thanks with a grateful heart, Give thanks to the Holy One, Give thanks because He’s given Jesus Christ, His So...

Love, grace, mercy - Here are three words we can use to describe God. Grace and mercy are two sides of love. In mercy, God withholds from us the judgment we deserve. In grace, he pours upon us the blessings we don't deserve. Mercy  - the God of mercy, the mercy of God   "Lord, have mercy on me!" (Matthew 15:22); " Lord, have mercy on us!" (Matthew 20:31). In mercy, God graciously gives his salvation to us. From salvation, we move on to service - " Therefore, since through God’s mercy we have this ministry, we do not lose heart" (2 Corinthians 4:1). Lord Jesus Christ, have mercy on the church - and the world. We pray that God will be glorified. We pray that, by the mercy of God, many will be blessed. When God sends his blessing, may we know that there's no room for human boasting. All we can say is "To God be the glory!" The mercy of God brings us to salvation. The mercy of God calls us into his service. God's mercy is a...