The Son is ever merciful and lendeth
“He is ever merciful, and lendeth; and His seed is blessed.” (Ps. 37:26).
Hello D____,
It’s the middle of the night and I awoke thinking of you with a strong desire to see you loving Jesus. There is no one better to trust in. Blessed is the man who trusts in Him. Blessed is the man whose sin He covers and forgives and to whom He imputes no iniquity.
I remembered the man who brought his son to be healed of a terrible psychological malady. The son would go into fits of rage and throw himself into fire and water. His father loved him and was in desperate straits to deliver his boy from this. Then he heard of the great Healer and brought his son to Jesus.
He first met disciples who lacked faith to cast out the devil because they had lost their connection with the Master. Finally, Jesus Himself arrived and now the man could go directly to the Wonderful Counselor. He poured out his heart to Christ but mingled doubt into his request. Satan had taught the man his own blasphemous “if”. “If Thou canst do anything….” At this, Jesus threw the unbelief back on the father by saying, “If thou canst believe ….” Immediately, the man realized that his “If” was sinful lack of trusting and that his own insulting the divine Physician could forever jeopardize his son’s deliverance. Then from the depth of conviction and brokenness he cried the amazing words which will echo through all time, “Lord, I believe; help Thou mine unbelief.” (Mk. 9:24).
The Son of God spoke with authority that shook the man out of his natural-born pride and sinful apathy. But because Jesus also spoke with compassion, and His goodness was detected by this father, He led the man to repentance. Now the cry of the child’s father was heard; and, with true faith present, the devil was forced out by the power of the Highest. Satan can never remain in the presence of the Holy Spirit, and the Holy Spirit can never remain away whenever real faith is present.
D____, more than anything I want you to see Jesus as the Good Shepherd and full of compassion, even for you. The Good Shepherd and full of compassion even for you. Even for D____. Why should He be good for everyone else but you? Come let us be reasonable; though your sins be a scarlet they shall be as white as wool. You have not offended Him beyond measure. You have not snuffed out His love for you. “Wherefore I say unto you, All manner of sin and blasphemy shall be forgiven unto men….and whosoever speaketh a word against the Son of man, it shall be forgiven him.” (Matt. 12:31,32).
His mercy endureth forever. He is not a part-time Savior. There is no respect of persons with Him. Isn’t His mercy for even the worst of us? Yes, even for the worst. And the worst shall be first. The worst cases are Christ’s highest concerns. Where sin abounds, grace so much the more.
He was the one who David loved to talk of and praise. It was the Son of God of whom David wrote, “My heart is inditing a good matter: I speak of the things which I have made touching the King: my tongue is the pen of a ready writer. Thou art fairer than the children of men: grace is poured into Thy lips: therefore God hath blessed Thee for ever.” (Ps. 45:1, 2).
Speaking of Him it was said, “He made the pillars thereof of silver, the bottom thereof of gold, the covering of it of purple, the midst thereof being paved with love, for the [sons and] daughters of Jerusalem. Go forth, O ye daughters of Zion, and behold King [Jesus] with the crown wherewith His [Father] crowned Him in the day of His espousals, and in the day of the gladness of His heart.” And “My Beloved is...the chiefest among ten thousand….Yea, He is altogether lovely. This is my Beloved, and this is my Friend.” (Song 3:10,11;5:10,16).
It’s our stubbornness and pride that keep us from believing His love for us. But if it hadn’t been for love, why did He come to take our place in hell fire? Why suffer under His own Father’s infinite wrath against sin? If He didn’t love us infinitely? Did He die for you for nothing? He sacrificed Himself in order to convince the whole world of the extent God will go to in order to turn our hearts back to Him. But did His propitiation lack the power to change your misunderstanding toward Him? Will you instead believe Satan, that Jesus has no love and gentle care for you? “Or despisest thou the riches of His goodness and forbearance and longsuffering; not knowing that the goodness of [the Son] leadeth thee to repentance?” (Rom. 2:4). If you’ve see the Son you’ve seen the Father.
The Son is good; and with His goodness there is no variableness between sinners. The Son is ever compassionate, not just toward the multitudes who followed Him when on earth, but on whoever reads about the compassion He displayed and then appropriates His compassion for them.
D____, the Son is blessed for evermore, and so is everyone who trusts in Him. This is sound doctrine if there ever was any. But trusting Him must be more than mere theory. It needs to happen. “And whosoever shall fall on this Stone shall be broken: but on whomsoever it shall fall, it will grind him to powder.” (Matt. 21:44). Do you recognize Satan’s grinding on you until you surrender to Jesus’ love for you?
We must see His mercy and grace, or the devil will have full control of us. “This is the will of Him that sent Me, that every one which seeth the Son, and believeth on Him, may have everlasting life: and I will raise him up at the last day.” (Jn. 6:40). Read, seek, knock, ask Him to see His love for you, and it will slowly materialize right before your wondering eyes. We must study His loving movements. We must watch His loving words and actions. Its only by beholding that we can become changed into the same image.
Go and confess to Him, “I believe in Your compassion; help Thou mine unbelief.”
Hello D____,
It’s the middle of the night and I awoke thinking of you with a strong desire to see you loving Jesus. There is no one better to trust in. Blessed is the man who trusts in Him. Blessed is the man whose sin He covers and forgives and to whom He imputes no iniquity.
I remembered the man who brought his son to be healed of a terrible psychological malady. The son would go into fits of rage and throw himself into fire and water. His father loved him and was in desperate straits to deliver his boy from this. Then he heard of the great Healer and brought his son to Jesus.
He first met disciples who lacked faith to cast out the devil because they had lost their connection with the Master. Finally, Jesus Himself arrived and now the man could go directly to the Wonderful Counselor. He poured out his heart to Christ but mingled doubt into his request. Satan had taught the man his own blasphemous “if”. “If Thou canst do anything….” At this, Jesus threw the unbelief back on the father by saying, “If thou canst believe ….” Immediately, the man realized that his “If” was sinful lack of trusting and that his own insulting the divine Physician could forever jeopardize his son’s deliverance. Then from the depth of conviction and brokenness he cried the amazing words which will echo through all time, “Lord, I believe; help Thou mine unbelief.” (Mk. 9:24).
The Son of God spoke with authority that shook the man out of his natural-born pride and sinful apathy. But because Jesus also spoke with compassion, and His goodness was detected by this father, He led the man to repentance. Now the cry of the child’s father was heard; and, with true faith present, the devil was forced out by the power of the Highest. Satan can never remain in the presence of the Holy Spirit, and the Holy Spirit can never remain away whenever real faith is present.
D____, more than anything I want you to see Jesus as the Good Shepherd and full of compassion, even for you. The Good Shepherd and full of compassion even for you. Even for D____. Why should He be good for everyone else but you? Come let us be reasonable; though your sins be a scarlet they shall be as white as wool. You have not offended Him beyond measure. You have not snuffed out His love for you. “Wherefore I say unto you, All manner of sin and blasphemy shall be forgiven unto men….and whosoever speaketh a word against the Son of man, it shall be forgiven him.” (Matt. 12:31,32).
His mercy endureth forever. He is not a part-time Savior. There is no respect of persons with Him. Isn’t His mercy for even the worst of us? Yes, even for the worst. And the worst shall be first. The worst cases are Christ’s highest concerns. Where sin abounds, grace so much the more.
He was the one who David loved to talk of and praise. It was the Son of God of whom David wrote, “My heart is inditing a good matter: I speak of the things which I have made touching the King: my tongue is the pen of a ready writer. Thou art fairer than the children of men: grace is poured into Thy lips: therefore God hath blessed Thee for ever.” (Ps. 45:1, 2).
Speaking of Him it was said, “He made the pillars thereof of silver, the bottom thereof of gold, the covering of it of purple, the midst thereof being paved with love, for the [sons and] daughters of Jerusalem. Go forth, O ye daughters of Zion, and behold King [Jesus] with the crown wherewith His [Father] crowned Him in the day of His espousals, and in the day of the gladness of His heart.” And “My Beloved is...the chiefest among ten thousand….Yea, He is altogether lovely. This is my Beloved, and this is my Friend.” (Song 3:10,11;5:10,16).
It’s our stubbornness and pride that keep us from believing His love for us. But if it hadn’t been for love, why did He come to take our place in hell fire? Why suffer under His own Father’s infinite wrath against sin? If He didn’t love us infinitely? Did He die for you for nothing? He sacrificed Himself in order to convince the whole world of the extent God will go to in order to turn our hearts back to Him. But did His propitiation lack the power to change your misunderstanding toward Him? Will you instead believe Satan, that Jesus has no love and gentle care for you? “Or despisest thou the riches of His goodness and forbearance and longsuffering; not knowing that the goodness of [the Son] leadeth thee to repentance?” (Rom. 2:4). If you’ve see the Son you’ve seen the Father.
The Son is good; and with His goodness there is no variableness between sinners. The Son is ever compassionate, not just toward the multitudes who followed Him when on earth, but on whoever reads about the compassion He displayed and then appropriates His compassion for them.
D____, the Son is blessed for evermore, and so is everyone who trusts in Him. This is sound doctrine if there ever was any. But trusting Him must be more than mere theory. It needs to happen. “And whosoever shall fall on this Stone shall be broken: but on whomsoever it shall fall, it will grind him to powder.” (Matt. 21:44). Do you recognize Satan’s grinding on you until you surrender to Jesus’ love for you?
We must see His mercy and grace, or the devil will have full control of us. “This is the will of Him that sent Me, that every one which seeth the Son, and believeth on Him, may have everlasting life: and I will raise him up at the last day.” (Jn. 6:40). Read, seek, knock, ask Him to see His love for you, and it will slowly materialize right before your wondering eyes. We must study His loving movements. We must watch His loving words and actions. Its only by beholding that we can become changed into the same image.
Go and confess to Him, “I believe in Your compassion; help Thou mine unbelief.”
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