Wednesday, December 15, 2010

Glory to the Lord Most High for His Mercy for Whosoever Will

Luke 2:14 EVS "Glory to God in the highest, and on earth peace among those with whom he is pleased!"
Rev.22:17 KJ And the Spirit and the bride say , Come . And let him that heareth say , Come . And let him that is athirst come . And whosoever will , let him take the water of life freely.
Romans 9:11-16 ESV though they were not yet born and had done nothing either good or bad--in order that God's purpose of election might continue, not because of works but because of him who calls-- she was told, "The older will serve the younger." As it is written, "Jacob I loved, but Esau I hated." What shall we say then? Is there injustice on God's part? By no means! For he says to Moses, "I will have mercy on whom I have mercy, and I will have compassion on whom I have compassion." So then it depends not on human will or exertion, but on God, who has mercy.
Romans 10:8-13 But what does it say? "The word is near you, in your mouth and in your heart" (that is, the word of faith that we proclaim); because, if you confess with your mouth that Jesus is Lord and believe in your heart that God raised him from the dead, you will be saved. For with the heart one believes and is justified, and with the mouth one confesses and is saved. For the Scripture says, "Everyone who believes in him will not be put to shame." For there is no distinction between Jew and Greek; for the same Lord is Lord of all, bestowing his riches on all who call on him. For "everyone who calls on the name of the Lord will be saved."
Lord, I can not believe that you love us for we are wicked and willfully disobedient. But our ways are not Your ways and Your ways can not be explained in human terms because of Your Sovereignty. You are Lord over all and our Creator. You are gracious to save some of us for we are so undeserving. We are humbled by Your mercy and mystified by You. Teach us Your ways Lord for we long to be close to You. Your word is written in our hearts and we need to give Your hope to others. Help us share You by word and deed and show Your love to others. We humbly await Your return. Amen

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