“Higher than the highest Heavens – that’s how high Your tender mercy extends!
Greater than the grandeur of Heaven above is the greatness of Your loyal love,
towering over all who fear You and bow down before You!
Farther than from a sunrise to a sunset –
that’s how far You’ve removed our guilt from us.
The same way a loving father feels towards his children – that’s but a sample of Your tender feelings toward us, Your beloved children, who live in awe of You.
You know all about us, inside and out. You are mindful that we’re made from dust.
Our days are so few, and our momentary beauty so swiftly fades away!
Then all of a sudden we’re gone, like grass clippings blown away in a gust of wind,
taken away to our appointment with death, leaving nothing to show that we were here.
But Lord, Your endless love stretches from one eternity to the other, unbroken and unrelenting toward those who fear You and those who bow facedown in awe before You.
Your faithfulness to keep every gracious promise You’ve made passes from parents, to children, to grandchildren, and beyond.
You are faithful to all those who follow Your ways and keep Your Word.”
– Psalm 103:11-18 (TPT)
The tender mercy and love of our Father goes far higher than the highest Heavens. His love always outruns us, covering over every single one of our shortcomings. He draws us into a life of freedom, where Jesus has taken the weight of all our sin, so that we don’t have to bear it. Just as the East and West can never meet, so far are the sins removed from those with a repentant heart…those who come to Him for forgiveness. He has removed the guilt and shame that our enemy longs to burry us under. God’s love stretches compassionately over the frailty of our lives and graciously guides us to what His best is for us. His mercy takes our whole lives into account – physical, emotional and spiritual. He desires to make us whole. Make us new. We are but vapours in the wind, but He is faithful to keep all of His promises to us.
What an amazing God we serve!
Personal reflection:
How have you experienced His tender mercy and love recently?
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