Post by J13578 on Nov 9, 2005 6:51:52 GMT -5
"Mercy requires that God's hand in history and in our own lives be obscured, for were it to be visible and open, there would remain no freedom to choose good or evil, and Justice would dominate the world.
Yet, Mercy is there and it waits to become manifest.
Mercy always precedes Justice and is there, already in place to meet and counter it.
Every human being has experienced events that appeared to be an unmitigated disaster or tragedy at the time, but were later discovered to carry within them seeds of great salvation.
We have all known times when Mercy preceded Justice; only like Jonah we are not prepared to see or realize it.
"Mercy precedes Justice", in this a person of faith finds great consolation and is enabled to cling to the Almighty in perfect faith despite being surrounded by trials, for he awaits sprouting of deliverance from the seeds that have already been planted."
Yet, Mercy is there and it waits to become manifest.
Mercy always precedes Justice and is there, already in place to meet and counter it.
Every human being has experienced events that appeared to be an unmitigated disaster or tragedy at the time, but were later discovered to carry within them seeds of great salvation.
We have all known times when Mercy preceded Justice; only like Jonah we are not prepared to see or realize it.
"Mercy precedes Justice", in this a person of faith finds great consolation and is enabled to cling to the Almighty in perfect faith despite being surrounded by trials, for he awaits sprouting of deliverance from the seeds that have already been planted."