Tag: mercy
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Quenching the Fire of Revenge
Daily Devotional: Day 114 “But He [Jesus] turned and rebuked them, and said, “You do not know what manner of spirit you are of. For the Son of Man did not come to destroy men’s lives but to save them . . .” (Luke 9:55-56, NKJV). One day, Jesus had to pass through a Samaritan…
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A Priest Who Understands You
Daily Devotional: Day 79 “Therefore, He [Jesus] had to be made like His brethren in all things, so that He might become a merciful and faithful high priest in things pertaining to God, to make propitiation for the sins of the people. For since He Himself was tempted in that which He has suffered, He is able to come to the aid…
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Come as You Are, But Don’t Stay as You Are
Daily Devotional: Day 73 “When Jesus heard that, He said to them, “Those who are well have no need of a physician, but those who are sick. But go and learn what this means: ‘I desire mercy and not sacrifice.’ For I did not come to call the righteous, but sinners, to repentance” (Matthew 9:12-13, NKJV). After Jesus called Matthew to follow…
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Shocked By His Mercy
Daily Devotional: Day 52 “And he prayed unto the LORD, and said, I pray thee, O LORD, was not this my saying, when I was yet in my country? Therefore I fled before unto Tarshish: for I knew that thou art a gracious God, and merciful, slow to anger, and of great kindness, and repentest…
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Bet on God
Who you think God is, has consequences for your life. Do you think of him as very great in mercies? Would you bet on his mercies?