October 11, 2016 - As I drove down the highway my mind wandered. It was a beautiful afternoon, but my mind was filled with prioritizing all the things I had yet to do that day.
I was taking in the scenery of the beautiful East Texas countryside when out of the corner of my eye I looked into the rearview mirror and seen the flashing lights. I was being pulled over by a DPS officer.
I looked down at my speedometer and realized that I was going over the speed limit. I had no excuse. I was at the mercy of the officer. He walked over to the car and asked “where you going?” A thousand excuses came to mind but I knew all of them would be lame. I told him where I was going and that I had no excuse for breaking the law. We talked casually for a moment. He went to his car, came back, smiled and said “I’m just giving you a warning today. Slow down and have a nice day.”
As I drove off I realized that he had not given me a ticket although I did deserve one. That is what mercy is. Not being punished when you deserve punishment.
We serve a God that is so merciful to us. “But God demonstrates His own love for us that while we were still sinners Christ died for us.” (Romans 5:8)
You see God loves us so much that He was willing to die for you even while you were in the midst of your sin. God loves you more than you could ever imagine. He loves the sinner as much as he loves the saint.
You see there is nothing that you can do to make God love you more or less. He desires that “all would be saved” but give us the freewill to choose. Choose Him. You will never regret it. His mercy is there - seek it, ask for it, receive it. “For the Lord is good; His mercy is everlasting, and His truth endures to all generations.” (Psalms 100:5)
Just saying,
Bro. Mike Belgard
