Reading: Genesis 32:3-13 .
"I am not all mercies [...] you have used your servant" Genesis 32:10
"I am not worthy of all the mercies of God." This was the inscription that George Herbert, English poet and clergyman of the seventeenth century, he recorded his signet ring, and was the phrase with which he signed his letters and books. Jacob had said these words to meditate on the goodness that God had shown him in the midst of their sin and shame: "I am not worthy that all mercies and all the truth you've used your servant "(Genesis 32:10 ).
The word "mercy" comes from the Hebrew kjesed, meaning God's enduring love. I think it's important to have sprung from the heart of a person who is considered totally worthless.
By relying only on the faithful love of the Lord, Jacob exclaims, "Deliver me." What a strange combination of ideas: Recognize that it is not worthy, but begs to be released ( vv. 10-11). In contrast to some who believe that everything is in order, Jacob knew that what was presented before the Lord had been ruined by sin. It was considered a person who did not deserve the grace of God. However, their hope was not dependent on their dignity, but God's promise to pour out His favor upon those who come under His mercy. Humility and repentance are the keys that open the heart of the Lord.
As he did with Jacob, God hears us when we cry to Him humbly begging for mercy.
Reflection: Mercy is an undeserved blessing that God gives to a worthy recipient.
THE BIBLE IN ONE YEAR: Deuteronomy 14-16. Mark 12:28-44.
"I am not all mercies [...] you have used your servant" Genesis 32:10
"I am not worthy of all the mercies of God." This was the inscription that George Herbert, English poet and clergyman of the seventeenth century, he recorded his signet ring, and was the phrase with which he signed his letters and books. Jacob had said these words to meditate on the goodness that God had shown him in the midst of their sin and shame: "I am not worthy that all mercies and all the truth you've used your servant "(Genesis 32:10 ).
The word "mercy" comes from the Hebrew kjesed, meaning God's enduring love. I think it's important to have sprung from the heart of a person who is considered totally worthless.
By relying only on the faithful love of the Lord, Jacob exclaims, "Deliver me." What a strange combination of ideas: Recognize that it is not worthy, but begs to be released ( vv. 10-11). In contrast to some who believe that everything is in order, Jacob knew that what was presented before the Lord had been ruined by sin. It was considered a person who did not deserve the grace of God. However, their hope was not dependent on their dignity, but God's promise to pour out His favor upon those who come under His mercy. Humility and repentance are the keys that open the heart of the Lord.
As he did with Jacob, God hears us when we cry to Him humbly begging for mercy.
Reflection: Mercy is an undeserved blessing that God gives to a worthy recipient.
THE BIBLE IN ONE YEAR: Deuteronomy 14-16. Mark 12:28-44.
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