Day 30 – November 30 – “Give thanks for God’s continued love, grace, and mercy”
I am so
grateful I was born after Christ. The God of the Old Testament seemed to be an
angry, vengeful, fear-invoking God. I’m not a Biblical scholar, but I don’t
remember any scripture in the Old Testament that depicts God as a God of love,
grace, and mercy.
Having
children changes you. Maybe the birth of His Son changed Him too. Jesus was
both fully human and fully divine. Of course, Jesus changed the world. Some say
the whole point of sending Jesus was so he could experience the human condition
firsthand. I don’t pretend to know the
mind of God. But if the Bible is to be believed, and I do believe it, after
Jesus was born, God became a God of love, grace, and mercy. He became
compassionate.
So since I
hope to spend eternity somewhere besides in everlasting flames, I am very
thankful for God’s forgiveness (mercy) for my many transgressions, for God’s grace
that I don’t have to “earn” , and for His unconditional love,.
Amen and
AMEN
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