Humpty Dumpty had a great fall
all the kings horses, and all the kings men
couldn't put Humpty Dumpty together again.
Poor Humpty, hitting bottom, broken, and without hope, Dispite all the advances of human technology, despite the resources of all the Kings men, he remained undone, and broken forever.
The good news is that we don't have to remain like Humpty. God has restored us even though we are far more complicated and fragile. It begins with His mercy...
Psalm 23:6 "Surely goodness (grace) and mercy shall follow me all the days of my life: and I will dwell in the house of the Lord for ever."
We demonstrate mercy when we come to the aid of a family member or friend when they are in need. Jesus demonstrated mercy in Luke 18:35 “And it came to pass, that as he (Jesus) was come nigh unto Jericho, a certain blind man sat by the way side begging: And hearing the multitude pass by, he asked what it meant. And they told him, that Jesus of Nazareth passeth by. And he cried, saying, Jesus, thou son of David, have mercy on me. This blind man Bartimaeus had no options available to him. He had no eye institute to look to, he had no eye specialist to prescribe some innovative course of action; He had nothing but the mercy of Jesus to cry out to. Sometimes, with all the advantages we have to us we simply have nothing that can meet our need but the mercy of God through Jesus Christ.
God supplied that mercy, that “Living Water” (John 7:37-39) in Christ not in us. Truth is, our human mercy is measurable. It has boundaries, expenses, agendas and priorities. It's true, that sometimes we simply give up on people. We reach a point where our mercy changes to suggested behavioral change for the one person who has taken to long to “get over it”. Thankfully God never ever reaches that point. Psalm 107:1 “O give thanks unto the Lord, for he is good: for his mercy endureth for ever.”
It is the reality of God's mercy, found in Jesus, that brought us to accept Him as Lord of our lives. We needed forgiveness, a “do over” to repair our broken spirits. God in His mercy for all of us provided a redeemer.
The remaining process God uses to “put us back together again” is God's unmerited favor, His grace. The forever forgiveness that not only fills in the cracks but keeps everything together, amazing forgiveness that restores us when we fall, every time we fall.
We are never cracked or broken in the eyes of God because once we accept His mercy and His grace He only sees Jesus in us.
The good news is that we don't have to remain like Humpty. God has restored us even though we are far more complicated and fragile. It begins with His mercy...
Psalm 23:6 "Surely goodness (grace) and mercy shall follow me all the days of my life: and I will dwell in the house of the Lord for ever."
We demonstrate mercy when we come to the aid of a family member or friend when they are in need. Jesus demonstrated mercy in Luke 18:35 “And it came to pass, that as he (Jesus) was come nigh unto Jericho, a certain blind man sat by the way side begging: And hearing the multitude pass by, he asked what it meant. And they told him, that Jesus of Nazareth passeth by. And he cried, saying, Jesus, thou son of David, have mercy on me. This blind man Bartimaeus had no options available to him. He had no eye institute to look to, he had no eye specialist to prescribe some innovative course of action; He had nothing but the mercy of Jesus to cry out to. Sometimes, with all the advantages we have to us we simply have nothing that can meet our need but the mercy of God through Jesus Christ.
God supplied that mercy, that “Living Water” (John 7:37-39) in Christ not in us. Truth is, our human mercy is measurable. It has boundaries, expenses, agendas and priorities. It's true, that sometimes we simply give up on people. We reach a point where our mercy changes to suggested behavioral change for the one person who has taken to long to “get over it”. Thankfully God never ever reaches that point. Psalm 107:1 “O give thanks unto the Lord, for he is good: for his mercy endureth for ever.”
It is the reality of God's mercy, found in Jesus, that brought us to accept Him as Lord of our lives. We needed forgiveness, a “do over” to repair our broken spirits. God in His mercy for all of us provided a redeemer.
The remaining process God uses to “put us back together again” is God's unmerited favor, His grace. The forever forgiveness that not only fills in the cracks but keeps everything together, amazing forgiveness that restores us when we fall, every time we fall.
We are never cracked or broken in the eyes of God because once we accept His mercy and His grace He only sees Jesus in us.
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