Day 171: Psalms 37:27 - 42:6

We serve such a God of mercy! In the first part of these Scriptures, we see a man crying and weeping before God begging for forgiveness. Initially, it's easy to wonder if he'll ever receive the mercy that he so desperately needs, but in chapter 40, we see God turning around and rescuing one so deeply in need of being rescued. I know there has come or will come a time and many of our lives when we feel like all we want is mercy. My encouragement is to keep your eyes on  the Father and don't let up or let go or walk away. God is a merciful God and as long as we are truly willing to turn from our wickedness and follow Him, He will gladly turn around, take us into His arms and bless us to no end. He has always been and will always be a faithful father, and He is just standing and waiting for the opportunity to come back and bless our socks off.

- Lord, thank You for being so merciful even when we least deserve it. We've all sinned and fallen short of Your glory, but Your mercy is enough to wipe all of that away and make us whole. Please forgive me and send Your mercy down to pick me and up and cary me back into Your arms. -