like manna we're saved by his mercies as well you know the Bible says not by
works of righteousness which we have done but according to his mercy he saved
us by the washing and renewing of the Holy Ghost the Bible tells us you know
what we do deserve is hell what we do deserve is to perish forever in a place
called hell and the lake of fire but God extended his mercy to us through Jesus
Christ and when we got saved we didn't get that payment we didn't get that
punishment excuse me we didn't receive that just punishment that we deserve
we're saved by both and you know if you've been saved for any length of time
if you read the Bible you know that God is gracious with his people right I
think of the verse in Psalm 103 verse 8 it says the Lord is merciful and
gracious slow to anger plenches in mercy he will not always chide neither will he
keep his anger forever he hath not dealt with us after our sins nor rewarded us
according to our iniquities the Bible says so what is the Bible telling us you
know we think we don't we're not getting what we deserve if God really just came
down upon us and punished us for every single little thing that we've done
every single sin that we've committed I mean we would just be completely
decimated our lives would be completely destroyed but you know why we're not
consumed well the Bible says that his mercies are new every day and it is of
the Lord's mercies that we are not consumed the Bible says okay he goes on
to say for as the heaven is high above the earth so great is his mercy towards
him that fear him as far as East is from the West so far hath he removed our
transgressions from us like a father pitieth his children so the Lord pitieth
them that fear him and amen to that you know just as we have compassion for our
children we pity our children even when they don't obey us even though you
know they may not meet our expectations to a certain extent we still have pity
upon them and in like manner God says just as you have pity upon your
children I have pity upon you he understands that we're frail he
understands that we're weak that we make mistakes the Bible even goes on to say
for he know with our frame and he remember it that we are dust