There Is None Like You

Bow down Your ear, O Lord, hear me; for I am poor and needy.

Preserve my life, for I am holy; You are my God; save Your servant who trusts in You!

Be merciful to me, O Lord, for I cry to You all day long.

Rejoice the soul of Your servant, for to You, O Lord, I lift up my soul.

For You, Lord, are good, and ready to forgive, and abundant in mercy to all those who call upon You.

Give ear, O Lord, to my prayer; and attend to the voice of my supplications.

In the day of my trouble I will call upon You, for You will answer me.

Among the gods there is none like You, O Lord; nor are there any works like Your works.

All nations whom You have made shall come and worship before You, O Lord, and shall glorify Your name.

For You are great, and do wondrous things; you alone are God.

Teach me Your way, O Lord; I will walk in Your truth; unite my heart to fear Your name.

I will praise You, O Lord my God, with all my heart, and I will glorify Your name forevermore.

For great is Your mercy toward me, and You have delivered my soul from the depths of Sheol.

Psalm 86:1-13

The truth is that God does not give us what we deserve; He gives us mercy instead. The truth is that God is more than enough, despite what we see. The truth is that His strength is sufficient. Yet before we can find such reassurance, we may need to step back, lay down the shovel of our own efforts, and take Jesus’ hand that’s extended to us in mercy and grace.

God is big enough to listen to our anger and loving enough to show us, in His time, the path forward.

Grace: Getting what we don’t deserve. Mercy: Not getting what we do deserve.

Our Daily Bread – November 5, 2015