Thankful For God's Mercy and Grace

There seems to be a lot anger in our world today and if we are not careful we believers in Christ Jesus can get caught up in it too.  It is easy to get angry.  Let's face it sometimes people get under our skin sorta speak.  Sometimes they don't mean it, but other times they do and they end up doing it so very well.

We aren't immune from getting angry just because we are trusting in Jesus Christ as our Lord and Savior and we are sealed with the Holy Spirit who dwells in every believer.   I must confess sometimes I get angry and upset.  Sometimes it is over very silly things,  but at the time it seems pretty important.  Sometimes are hearts just aren't right.   We may be over tired, stressed, hungry, lonely, or just don't feel well.  It is bad when people see us get angry over little things because it hurts our witness for Jesus Christ and that is never a good thing.

Sometimes our emotions can get the best of us.  We all need mercy and we must extend mercy and grace.  We all have our sinful nature that wants to rear it's ugly head at times.  The devil throws things in our paths at times trying to make us stumble and hurt our witness.  Sometimes we are lead astray by our very own hearts. 

We believers in Christ Jesus need to forgive those people that irritate us at times and we also must remember that sometimes we are the one's that can be irritating to others as well.  We need to humble ourselves before the Lord and ask His forgiveness.  We have all sinned and we have all fallen short of the Glory of God.  I am a sinful wretched man, but thank the Lord I am saved by the wonderful Grace of Jesus Christ.  Jesus shed His blood on the Cross for my sins and for yours as well.

Sometimes we slip and fall into sinful attitudes and actions, but the Lord is ready to forgive us.   It is written in I John 1:9,

"If we confess our sins,
He is faithful and just to forgive us our sins,
and to cleanse us from all unrighteousness."

All we need to do is to confess our sins to Him and acknowledge our sins and He will forgive us.  We are saved by the shed blood of Jesus Christ for all eternity.  Jesus forgives us all of our sins past, present, and future.  I am thankful for His mercy and grace.

Let us come boldly to the throne of grace and confess our sins to the Lord Jesus and repent of anything that causes us to stumble as we run the race that has been set before us.  Let us also show mercy and grace to those people all around us who need to know the Lord Jesus.

Do you need to show someone mercy and grace?

Lord,
Forgive us our sins of commission and our sins of omission.
We need Your mercy and grace.
Help us also to show mercy and grace to others.
Help us to be filled with the Holy Spirit so we will not obey the fleshly desires that war within us.
Help us honor You in all that we do.
In Jesus name,
Amen.