God’s Enduring Mercy

Oh, give thanks to the LORD, for He is good! For His mercy endures forever.

Psalm 106:1

God’s mercy is a recurring theme in the Scriptures. God’s grace is God giving us what we do not deserve, and God’s mercy is withholding from us what we really do deserve.

Sometimes I hear even Christian people talking about getting their rights. I, for one, don’t want my rights. I know what I deserve and it is not something I would like to have. I am grateful for the mercy of God.

Isn’t it a matter of His goodness that when man sinned in the garden, God didn’t just completely give up on humanity? Isn’t it a matter of His goodness that when humankind failed (and when we fail), God didn’t immediately withdraw all of the joys and privileges of life? When we wake up in this beautiful world and compare it to what we know we deserve, we should sing with the psalmist, “Oh, give thanks to the Lord, for His mercy and His goodness endure forever!”