Not by Merit, But by Mercy
“O LORD, do not reprove me in Your anger, nor chasten me in Your wrath…. Return,
“O LORD, do not reprove me in Your anger, nor chasten me in Your wrath…. Return,
“‘Therefore wait for Me,’ declares the LORD, ‘For the day when I rise up as a
“Then the word of the LORD came a second time to Haggai on the twenty-fourth day
“Therefore say, ‘Thus says the Lord GOD, “I will gather you from the peoples and assemble
While many believers fear the doctrine of grace, the God of Israel most certainly does not.
“Then the word of the LORD came to Jeremiah from the LORD, saying, “Thus says the
“‘It shall be in those days when you are multiplied and increased in the land,’ declares
“Surely at the command of the LORD it came upon Judah, to remove them from His
“Concerning this house which you are building, if you will walk in My statutes and execute
“David said to him, ‘Do not fear, for I will surely show kindness to you for
“The king was deeply moved and went up to the chamber over the gate and wept.