It is said that going through trouble makes you stronger… But there is only ONE way to get through unscathed: God’s grace and mercy!
It is said that going through trouble makes you stronger… But there is only ONE way to get through unscathed: God’s grace and mercy!
God chose a man to be the earthly father of Jesus, and in his human way, Joseph reflects God the Father, wise, slow to anger, quick to show mercy and kindness.
Why be compassionate towards one another? Because Jesus was compassionate towards YOU!
With mercy God forgives; with grace, He makes us His children.
"And behold, a lawyer stood up to put Him to the test, saying, 'Teacher, what shall I do to inherit eternal life?' ... Jesus replied, 'A man was going down from Jerusalem to Jericho, and he fell among robbers, who stripped him and beat him and departed, leaving him...
“If it had not been the Lord who was on our side, now may Israel say; If it had not been the Lord who was on our side, when men rose up against us:” (Psalms 124:1-2 KJV). Dearly beloved and friends ,surviving this year thus far, has been only by God’s grace and...
"And the angel answered her, 'The Holy Spirit will come upon you, and the power of the Most High will overshadow you; therefore the Child to be born will be called holy—the Son of God. And behold, your relative Elizabeth in her old age has also conceived a son, and...
"When His mother Mary had been betrothed to Joseph, before they came together she was found to be with Child from the Holy Spirit. And her husband Joseph, being a just man and unwilling to put her to shame, resolved to divorce her quietly. But as he considered these...
"To You I lift up my eyes, O You who are enthroned in the heavens! ... Have mercy upon us, O LORD, have mercy upon us, for we have had more than enough of contempt." (Psalms 123:1, 3-4 ESV)Our soul has had more than enough of the scorn of those who are at ease, of the...