The Mercies of God

The mercies of God: the Creation that clearly--and undeniably--declares His divine power and majestic attributes, a law that shows us our desperate need for a Savior, grace greater than all our sins, mercy that frees us from condemnation, regeneration that makes us alive in Him, redemption that declares the price fully paid, justification that removes our sin guilt and replaces it with His righteousness, propitiation that willing accepted the wrath of God that we deserved, reconciliation that transforms us from enemy to friend, a joint-heirship that makes us spiritually rich beyond our comprehension, the indwelling presence of the Holy Spirit that sanctifies us--makes us each day more like Him and gives us victory over sin in our life, access into the very throne room of God emboldened by the prayers of the Spirit on our behalf, a promise that all will be well--for His glory and for our good, an adoption into His family--His beloved child by His choice, the lavishing of an inescapable love, eternal life in His presence.

"With eyes wide open to the mercies of God, I beg you, my brothers, as an act of intelligent worship, to give Him your bodies, as a living sacrifice, consecrated to Him and acceptable by Him. Don't let the world around you squeeze you into its own mold, but let God remold your minds from within, so that you may prove in practice that the plan God has for you is good, meets all His demands and moves toward the goal of true maturity."