Goodness and Mercy

Oct. 20, 2014 Monday Message:

“Surely goodness and mercy shall follow me all the days of my life.” Psalms 23:6a ESV

Goodness and mercy are both good things.

Goodness is when God gives you good stuff, showers you with blessings. Goodness is when God blesses you with what you don’t really deserve.

Mercy is different. Mercy is undeserved favor. Because of the sin on earth, none of us is innocent. But instead of seeking punishment and retribution, God shows mercy to the followers of his son Jesus. Mercy is God NOT giving you what you in fact DO deserve.

The Good News is that both God’s goodness and mercy will follow you all the days of your life – and not necessarily in a passive way. God’s blessings will chase you, run after you, pursue you when you least expect it. And when we err, his mercy will rescue us time after time.

At the end of the road, “We will dwell in the house of the Lord – forever.” Ps. 23:6b KJV

God IS good!

Norton Lawellin

Jesus in the City Fellowship (JICF) meets at 10:00am every Sunday in the North end (gym) of the Oliver Ministry Building, 2647 Bloomington Ave., Minneapolis. This week, Oct. 26, Pastor Michael Pilla continues in Acts Ch. 10, Peter’s encounter with Cornelius.