Mercy Of God

“THE MERCY OF GOD”

If you ever get the idea that God is supposed to be fair, I have some Truth you need to know. God is not fair; God is just.  God doesn’t owe us anything.  He is a God of mercy and we can never plead for mercy until we understand the justice of God.

A lady went to a photographer to have her picture made. When she saw it, she didn’t like it, so she asked the photographer to take her picture again.  He said, “Well, lady, what’s wrong with it?”  She said, “It doesn’t do me justice.”  He looked at it, then looked at her and said, “Lady, you don’t need justice, what you need is mercy.”

If you have never come to place where you have seen yourself as a sinner lost before Almighty God and cried out to Him for mercy, then you’ve never been saved. You may waltz down somebody’s church aisle and join the church, but have you thrown yourself on the mercy seat of the throne of God? Have you said, "Lord God, be merciful to me, a sinner"?

[Dr. Adrian Rogers, “God Is Not Fair,” Daily Treasure, April 13, 2007]