1 God be merciful unto us, and bless us; and cause his face to shine upon us; Selah. 2That thy way may be known upon earth,God’s mercy is forever with us.
His blessing is ours even though we do not deserve it. What is the difference between God’s mercy and His grace? How would you define “grace” or “mercy”? I heard someone define grace and mercy like this: “God’s grace is Him giving us what we do not deserve while His mercy is Him not giving us what we do deserve.” We deserve death and His wrath but because of His love for us, He does not give us what we deserve but gives us what we do not deserve in His constant blessing of our lives.
David writes, “and cause His face to shine on us.” When God is able to shower us with His blessings, His face shines which, in my mind, is a picture of one aspect of the glory of God. God’s whole purpose in creating us is to be able to bless us so that our lives can be their absolute best. God is blessed and we become a blessing to the rest of the world and then His way is made known to that world.
Life is God’s design. We are His handiwork. When He is able to bless us, He rejoices and His joy is made full. Others see His way and then they look to Him to bless their lives. God wants to see us happy and our lives filled to overflowing. He has the grace and mercy to accomplish that task.
God be merciful unto us, and bless us. Guess what… He will do just that! Just give Him the opportunity to do it!
A Pastor's thoughts about the Scripture and it's influence in our lives.
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