The People You Love

Shew thy marvellous lovingkindness, O thou that savest by thy right hand them which put their trust in thee from those that rise up against them. Psalm 17:7

What do you and I have that could put God in our debt and make Him owe us some lovingkindness? Yes, what an absurd question. Born fallen and living on the cursed earth, do we have anything at all to offer to the holy and perfect God of our fathers? And, no, adding any of our imperfection and fallen sinfulness to perfect righteousness would only serve to diminish our Lord.

However, then God showed His lovingkindness in the person of Jesus the Christ, and mercy was given to our sinfulness. The blood of the Lamb covered the fallen with grace. We have only to believe Him and believe in Him.

The people God loved were given a gift not one or all of us could purchase, and certainly more than we deserved. We place our trust in the Lord for salvation because there is no other way to be saved. The Lord owes us nothing, but in His lovingkindness He gave us His Son.

Have a great day in the Lord!

Bucky