Living in Mercy

It can be so humbling to stand before the Lord and realize that you are nothing without Him. That there is nothing that you can do to earn your own salvation. That you are only the person that you are because that's how He made you. That even every single breath you take is a gift from the Creator. That your efforts will usually end in failure without His help.

But at the same time, we have been given victory in Jesus Christ. (Given being the key term here, rather than being won ourselves). We have been given a spirit of power and love and self-discipline, not one of timidity. We have been called and charged as God's ambassadors in this world, to preach the Good News to all the world. We have been given the Holy Spirit to go with us and empower us. 

It is this balance that we find we have to walk in living the Christian life. One the one hand, knowing that we are worthless pieces of $*!#, and on the other, knowing that we can do all things through Christ who strengthens us. And this is what it means to live in the mercy of Jesus Christ. To live in humility, but to walk forward in confidence. To live in mercy means that you live knowing that your life is not about you, and knowing that the Source of your life is steadfast and mighty, giving you strength for each new day. 


Choose this day to live in the mercy of the Lord, choosing to be merely a clay jar through which the power of the Holy Spirit will be made known.