Reading: Luke 1:57-80

I am so thankful to serve a promising God.

And a remembering God.

And a doing God.

“To perform the mercy promised to our fathers, and to remember his holy covenant” (Luke 1:72).

He promised mercy, so He has been doing mercy.

So much mercy!

I wonder what are some mercy promises I can find quickly. (Hang on a bit while I do it.)

“Know therefore that the LORD thy God, he is God, the faithful God, which keepeth covenant and mercy with them that love him and keep his commandments to a thousand generations” (Deuteronomy 7:9).

“Surely goodness and mercy shall follow me all the days of my life: and I will dwell in the house of the LORD for ever” (Psalm 23:6).

“Let the wicked forsake his way, and the unrighteous man his thoughts: and let him return unto the LORD, and he will have mercy upon him; and to our God, for he will abundantly pardon” (Isaiah 55:7).

God does and remembers. Always. I count on it.

from Luke 1:75

A little bit more from Luke 1: He Said It

The first four verses of Mary’s Magnificat focus on her relationship with God and what He had done for her.

Then she declares:

“And his mercy is on them that fear him from generation to generation” (50).

Me, too!

His mercy is on me as well. As I write that and think what to write next, a nervous (fearful?) unease crosses my heart — because I thought to write this next:

Every event of my life is because of (or prepared by) His mercy.

Why be nervous or fearful or uneasy about that? Well, that’s easy enough to write. But what if He chooses to do something today, something so difficult for me that His mercy is not so evident to me?

I must trust Him.

I do trust Him. Even so, I still am weak and fearful…and need His comforting reassurance.

“Behold, God is my salvation; I will trust, and not be afraid: for the LORD JEHOVAH is my strength and my song; he also is become my salvation” (Isaiah 12:2).

“Fear thou not; for I am with thee: be not dismayed; for I am thy God: I will strengthen thee; yea, I will help thee; yea, I will uphold thee with the right hand of my righteousness” (Isaiah 41:10).

“Peace I leave with you, my peace I give unto you: not as the world giveth, give I unto you. Let not your heart be troubled, neither let it be afraid” (John 14:27).

from Luke 1:45

A little bit more from Luke 1: To Me Great Things