Today’s scripture: Psalm 85:10
I know I’ve said this before, but I do love the psalms. The authors of those 150 pieces of poetry offer praise and worship alongside cries of pain and suffering.
Sometimes, though, I read a psalm—or often just a verse—and my heart is touched by the beauty of its words.
Psalm 85:10 is one of those. Look at these words again:
“Mercy and truth have met together; righteousness and peace have kissed.”
Beautiful!
We’ve defined mercy as not getting what we do deserve, and when we marry it with truth, it’s breath-taking. The God of all truth, the Author and Creator of all things, shows mercy on His creation. Instead of the eternal death we do deserve, He offers salvation.
But then the words, “righteousness and peace have kissed.” Righteousness through salvation makes us holy in the eyes of God, which brings peace beyond human comprehension (Phil. 4:7).
Meditate on the beauty of these words. And then praise God for His mercy!
I know I’ve said this before, but I do love the psalms. The authors of those 150 pieces of poetry offer praise and worship alongside cries of pain and suffering.
Sometimes, though, I read a psalm—or often just a verse—and my heart is touched by the beauty of its words.
Psalm 85:10 is one of those. Look at these words again:
“Mercy and truth have met together; righteousness and peace have kissed.”
Beautiful!
We’ve defined mercy as not getting what we do deserve, and when we marry it with truth, it’s breath-taking. The God of all truth, the Author and Creator of all things, shows mercy on His creation. Instead of the eternal death we do deserve, He offers salvation.
But then the words, “righteousness and peace have kissed.” Righteousness through salvation makes us holy in the eyes of God, which brings peace beyond human comprehension (Phil. 4:7).
Meditate on the beauty of these words. And then praise God for His mercy!
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