~~~ Micah 7:14-15, 18-20 ~~~ Psalm 103 ~~~ Luke 15:1-3, 11-32 ~~~
The Lord is kind and merciful.
Nothing is too horrible for God to forgive.
No matter what we have done he remains true to his word.
He does not condemn, but rather we condemn ourselves
in the light of our offenses.
No matter what we have done he remains true to his word.
He does not condemn, but rather we condemn ourselves
in the light of our offenses.
Now is the time of repentance.
Now is the time to return your heart to God.
Now is the time to put aside all feelings of guilt and shame.
The Lord is kind and merciful.
Now is the time to return your heart to God.
Now is the time to put aside all feelings of guilt and shame.
The Lord is kind and merciful.
Truly there is no God like our God.
He leads us to clear waters...he shepherds us
beyond our wants and needs.
He leads us to clear waters...he shepherds us
beyond our wants and needs.
He removes guilt, pardons sins...he continues to love us.
...does not persist in anger forever,
but delights rather in clemency...
but delights rather in clemency...
How long have you held on to anger?
Who in your life do you need to forgive?
Clemency...
a policy made famous by Julius Caesar,
means the forgiveness of a crime or the cancellation
(in whole or in part) of the penalty associated with it.
It is a general concept that encompasses several related
procedures: pardoning, commutation, remission and reprieves.
means the forgiveness of a crime or the cancellation
(in whole or in part) of the penalty associated with it.
It is a general concept that encompasses several related
procedures: pardoning, commutation, remission and reprieves.
(As published by Wikipedia.)
God removes the penalty we might deserve for our sins.
The clemency extended to us by God is so much greater
than that which the President extends to the turkey
every November or one given to a prisoner.
The clemency extended to us by God is so much greater
than that which the President extends to the turkey
every November or one given to a prisoner.
Many of our authority figures today have clemency powers
used at their discretion.
God does not carefully weigh the circumstances
by which he shows clemency.
used at their discretion.
God does not carefully weigh the circumstances
by which he shows clemency.
His clemency is always available to us...
because he is a kind and merciful God...
slow to anger...rich in kindness and compassion.
We can only begin to extend the same
to others and only on certain occasions.
because he is a kind and merciful God...
slow to anger...rich in kindness and compassion.
We can only begin to extend the same
to others and only on certain occasions.
Sinners flocked to Jesus because they were able
to be accepted for who they were;
they were healed and forgiven.
They were not judged and tossed
aside like the daily trash.
to be accepted for who they were;
they were healed and forgiven.
They were not judged and tossed
aside like the daily trash.
The gospel of the Prodigal Son is used time after time
to remind you just how much God loves you.
to remind you just how much God loves you.
Even if you squander all that he has given to you...
if you return to him there will be rejoicing and celebration.
The Lord is kind and merciful.
if you return to him there will be rejoicing and celebration.
The Lord is kind and merciful.
We are Blessed and comforted through these words today.
Test him, come back into his loving arms.
~~~Peace~~~
Test him, come back into his loving arms.
~~~Peace~~~
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