“But God, Who is rich in mercy, for His great love wherewith He loved us” (Ephesians 2:4).

Yesterday I told you about my Bible college professor, Dr. M. L. Lowe, who referred to the Book of Ephesians as “The Spiritual Alps of the New Testament.” Our verse for today speaks of our God Whose banking account of mercy is fabulously rich. Mercy is that characteristic of God whereby He sees our great need, cares about our great need, and is moved to meet our great need because He has the resources to meet it. All this happens in spite of the fact that we do not deserve this. In fact, God holds back what we really do deserve. That’s exactly what Armando needed. Armando robbed people to support his drug habit. His crimes were mounting as one day he stole from people who had been especially kind to his family. Then the day came. Armando was invited to church. He turned the corner, and there was the man from whom Armando had stolen a number of items!  Face to face he stood with Lucas. Both were surprised to see each other there. Wait until you see what happens tomorrow!

For today: God’s mercy account is rich. He will never run short. For this every believer can rejoice!