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Forgiving Grace
10/29/07
“For Thou, Lord, art good, and ready to forgive; and plenteous in mercy unto all them that call upon Thee” (Psalm 86:5).
God “… is only too ready to forgive…As the hungry sea frets down the line of cliff to find an opening through which to pour itself, and seethes and sobs until it finds room, so does the love of God wait impatiently outside our hearts till we open to it in confession and repentance. Then God forgives, not meagerly or stintingly, but royally, gracefully, abundantly. His forgiveness is worthy of Himself, proportioned to the wealth of His glorious being, and according to the riches of His grace. He does more than forgive; He ‘remembers no more.’ He does more than forget: He sets the joybells ringing. …He does more than this: He insets the scars of our sins with jewels—where sin abounded, His grace abounds much more—and all because of the blood (of Jesus) that has set free this wealth of mercy.”
From Ephesians: Key Words of the Inner Life by F. B. Meyer
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