December 9

“In view of God’s mercy…” What mercy? The mercy that took us, who didn’t seek Him and save us! That is why we lay down our lives! We have to look back at our before state to understand His mercy. For some that is a forgotten thing and it shows in their life. I was ignoble, a nobody, born to nobodies who didn’t have much. Toxic waste was in the soul of my ancestry and that is where I came from. Insecurity ruled me along with other major character flaws. I was empty, afraid and yet sought after by a merciful God. I was a nobody from nowhere with nothing to offer a holy God when He saved me. What else can I do but be a living sacrifice. Plus, the benefits are great!