What God's Mercy can do – Part 2

God says, "I will be his father, and he shall be My son. If he commit iniquity, I will chasten him with the rod of men, and with the stripes of the children of men: But My mercy shall not depart away from Solomon." II Samuel 7:14,15

Today's most frequent thought is guilt and condemnation. Maximum believers are living in guilt and condemnation. This is not because God is condemning you, but because you are deceived. Its only because you are being cheated. This is further affecting your relation with God, which stops you from coming closer to God. Bible clearly says, "There is no condemnation to those who are in Christ Jesus." But some say, "I'm not in Christ Jesus because I have sinned and backslidden." That is not the truth. You may have backslidden but Jesus is reaching out to you. When Thomas the disciple of Jesus didn't believe the resurrection of Jesus, he had backslidden, but Jesus left everyone in the room and all other disciples and went directly to speak to Thomas. Thats the Mercy of God. God will chasten you, but not depart from you. Thats the guarantee of God's Mercy.

Remember Peter's backsliding, when he went to fish again during the waiting time of Pentecost. Jesus didn't judge him nor the other disciples with Peter. Instead, Jesus helped them catch the fish and brought them back. Thats God's mercy. Mercy speaks about God's goodness. Bible says, "God's goodness leads a man to repentance." God wants to be good to you. Many people beat them up, punish themselves harshly to please God and get acceptance from Him. The truth is that Jesus paid everything on the cross for us. He was penalized and punished for us. Today we don't have to punish ourselves to get close to God or get acceptance from Him. We don't have to continue in guilt because we have sinned. Confess your sins, ask for forgiveness and come boldly before God, in the name of Jesus and He will accept you as you are. He is reaching out to you, like Thomas. He will bless you like Peter. Don't remain guilty or condemn yourself. Accept God's forgiveness, because He is a Father to you. He is merciful to you. He will not leave you.

– Jimsen & Sneha