God's Mercy, God's Grace

You may have heard that God’s grace is what saves us, but what about His mercy? I’ve heard that these are two gifts that set Christianity apart from any other religion. But what really is the difference between grace and mercy? Here are the definitions:

• Mercy is the act of God by which He withholds what we do deserve. It is the forgiveness Jesus gives us, even though we are worthy of judgement    "To the Lord our God belong mercies and forgivenesses, though we have rebelled against him" (Daniel 9:9).

• Grace is when we get something even though we don't deserve it.“For it is by grace you have been saved, through faith--and this not from yourselves, it is the gift of God.”( Eph. 4:7)

It seems as if a companion to His grace is His mercy. They just go together. Because of Adam and Eve who sinned in the garden, sin has been passed down to everyone through all generations. We are all sinners and deserve total judgment. Believers have been saved by grace through faith.

All we need to do is to respond to His grace and have faith in Him for our lives. It is by grace and grace alone, God declares the sinner righteous and from that moment on the sinner justified by grace begins a process of growth toward maturity. 

So without His mercy first to forgive us our sins, we really couldn’t experience this gift of grace he bestows upon us for salvation. What an amazing process! God is so merciful! Because of His mercy I can experience His grace!

Thank you, Lord Jesus, for Your mercy (which I don’t deserve) and Your amazing grace, which is a true gift from You alone!

 sources:

http://www.godsmercyandgrace.com/indexm2.htm

http://www.graceandmercy.org/

http://www.cbn.com/spirituallife/cbnteachingsheets/promises_god_mercy.aspx

Sharing His mercy and my grace-filled days!(Taking the Joy Dare)
Light that caught you, a reflection that surprised you, a shadow that fell lovely:

375.  The sun on a clear winter day.

 












      


376. A puddle of water on a gloomy day.

 

      377.  My own shadow, taking a picture.

       A gift that’s sour, a gift that’s sweet, a gift that’s just right:

     378. Lemon juice 

     379. cookies 

     380. vanilla chai

Three yellow things that strike you as fresh mercy:

381. Sunflowers

 382. A butterfly

383, Chicks

 

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3 sounds you hear:

 384. Computer fan
 385. My dog barking

     386, My hubby snoring

     3 ways you glimpsed the startling ways of God  
 387. His mercy in my life
 388. His wonderful gift of grace.
 389. It's in complete stillness that I find Him!

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