Journals of the Heart

Word of the Day

Beloved, I am slow to anger and abounding in loving-kindness (Psalms 145:8). I know all have sinned and come short of My glory. I know this about you and yet My mercy is without end. I give it to you each and every morning fresh and new. I give mercy each and every moment without fail. I not only have mercy for today but have planned for the days ahead. This is why I can say they are new every morning. My mercy is for the present and the future. I give mercy today and have already provided mercy for tomorrow. You see, I am mindful you are but dust, all the while calling you king and priest.

Why can I do this? I can do this because I am good and My mercy endures forever and ever and ever (Psalms 136:1). My mercy is ever ready to relieve you of your fallen condition and all its outcomes. My mercy knew you would sin and will sin and provided a way to forgo punishment. It is true that I rain on the just and the unjust and this is mercy. However, there is a mercy which is sovereign. This sovereign mercy I give to you and all the heirs of salvation as a covenant bought by the blood Christ. Never belittle this mercy by self-justification when I paid such a great price.

The mercy the wicked partake of is temporal and delegated to this life. The mercies I give to you are eternal and without end. They are a free gift paid for by Christ. The blood of Christ is the surety which demands justice be set aside making way for mercy given to the redeemed heart, a heart of humble repentance. I have pardoned all your guilt and removed all your iniquity.

Beloved, always be quick to repent and never make excuses for your behavior. Remember, all have sinned and come short of My glory. Therefore, never give way to self-justification and forgo mercy. I oppose the proud and give grace to the humble. When a heart walks in rebellion it believes in its own preeminence and cannot expect mercy. When a heart realizes its guilt before a holy God and pleads for mercy, leaving behind all excuses and self-justification it receives mercies immeasurable.

To trust in Me is to know first and foremost that I am merciful. When you know this, pride cannot hold sin close to your heart. Excuses appeal to justice hoping for a good outcome without giving up self-defense of the heart. Admitting guilt and then repenting appeals to My mercy. Mercy triumphs over judgment beloved.

Forever cease from making apologies or using self-defense. All have sinned and the blood of Christ is the only defense. Confess your sins and be cleansed from all unrighteousness. I am a God of patience and I am gracious to you. I wait on high, always ready to extend compassion. Today I am pouring showers of mercy, and enabling you to let go of anything left over in your heart from times of being wronged by others or your own falling short.

Always remember repentance and forgiveness of self and others are the quickest ways to walk in expressed mercy. Yes, receive mercy and give mercy. It is the only way…Read Complete Love Letter…

The Lord is gracious and full of compassion, slow to anger and abounding in mercy and loving-kindness (Psalms 145:8 Amplified)

Prayer

Your mercy endures forever and My heart chooses to find its way in You and not my own self-justification. I have sinned and come short of Your glory but I choose to accept the fullness of the Cross in my life. I confess my sin for what it is, sin and do not make excuses or apologies for the things I do wrong. I do not presume on Your mercy but graciously receive it with a humble heart.

Thank you for planning ahead for me. You planned ahead before the worlds were ever formed and knew what I would do. Yet, You still gave. Help me to never take advantage of this great mercy and grace You give me. Showers of mercy are falling on my life today and I give forgiveness and receive forgiveness. I receive mercy therefore, I give mercy. Amen

Reflect and Journal

1. Are there any areas of your life you constantly find yourself making excuses for, self-justification for. If so, choose to admit your weakness, confess it and receive the mercy you need and forgive yourself.
2. Have you felt God is angry with you over anything, any behavior or failure to overcome?
3. Tell Him, write them down and deal with each one. Let Him release mercy so you can overcome.