Depths of His Love

 

  Depths of His Love

“For God has imprisoned all in disobedience so that he may have mercy on all. Oh, the depth of the riches both of wisdom and of the knowledge of God! How unsearchable his judgments and untraceable his ways!” Romans 11:32-33

I came from disobedience. I have always been bent towards the ways I want to follow. I needed to recognize my need for a Savior before anything else could occur within my life.  Mercy was always God’s plan. It still is.

What does mercy look like? 

Mercy looks nothing like me and it is about Jesus. Mercy was displayed on the cross and mercy floods through the heart of God. Mercy runs deep. I deserved death and penalty for all my wrongdoing and instead God chose to give me Mercy.

Think about that.  I don’t really like to go there a lot of times thinking of what could have been. Even today in what sometimes will overwhelm my thoughts I will want to go straight to myself. That is what the enemy is hoping I will do. Take the bait of making it all about me.

Just today I read that question in a book I am reading. Who do you spend your most time thinking about? Me. Where I am going in life. Circumstances, health, you name it that is all focused on me. I am starting to realize I was never supposed to know the outcome. His understanding and wisdom is beyond what I need to know. That one is a really hard one to grasp. But in reality it really doesn’t matter because I am not in control. God knows where everything is supposed to go. I am at the mercy of being under His Authority.

Father,

It is all about you. Forgive me when I forget that and make it about myself. Jesus we have redemption because of your blood poured out for us. We receive forgiveness according to the riches of grace that were richly poured out on us with all wisdom and understanding. Mercy covers us. Mercy brings us back to you. Let us picture that mercy of your unending lavishing love that pours over our hearts and minds. That depth of your love God for all mankind made alive in us so that they too may know the riches of your love. 

Picture that Mercy on display.