Wednesday, November 23, 2022

Reflection - Herbert Vander Lugt - Mercy And Reward

Source (book): "Classic Gem: Timeless Devotions from Our Daily Bread Authors", Chapter 20, "Mercy And Reward", Page 25.
By Herbert Vander Lugt, Our Daily Bread Author
 

 Christ Jesus came into the world to save sinners - of whom I am the worst. - 1 Timothy 1:15
PHOTO: Christ Jesus came into the world to save sinners - of whom I am the worst. - 1 Timothy 1:15
Read: 1 Timothy 1:12-17

When the great Puritan preacher Thomas Hooker (1586-1647) was on his deathbed, a friend tried to console him by saying, "Brother Hooker, you are going to receive your reward." "No, no!" he breathed. "I go to receive mercy!"

In sharp contrast, pastor and author A. W. Tozer recalled the prayer of a man who had the idea that he could earn heaven as a reward for trying to keep the Ten Commandments. It went something like this: "Now, God, I admit I have not kept number 1 and number 3 and number 7 and number 9. But remember, Father, that I have kept all the others."

How foolish! This man failed to see that if he had broken one commandment, he was guilty of breaking them all (James 2:10). His works were earning him condemnation, not salvation.

As apostle Paul reviewed his 30-plus years of sacrificial service, he saw himself as the "chief" of sinners and totally dependent on God's mercy. Although he undoubtedly anticipated the rewards he would receive, he gloried only in the cross (Galatians 6:14). There, Jesus paid the price for sin so that everyone who trusts in Him will receive mercy.

The wonder of God's mercy and grace! Someday I will "go to receive mercy." I hope you will, too.

Grace is getting what we do not deserve. Mercy is not receiving what we do deserve.
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Christ Jesus came into the world to save sinners - of whom I am the worst. - 1 Timothy 1:15
Read: 1 Timothy 1:12-17
 

 Christ Jesus came into the world to save sinners - of whom I am the worst.
PHOTO: Christ Jesus came into the world to save sinners - of whom I am the worst. - 1 Timothy 1:15
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When the great Puritan preacher Thomas Hooker (1586-1647) was on his deathbed, a friend tried to console him by saying, "Brother Hooker, you are going to receive your reward." "No, no!" he breathed. "I go to receive mercy!"


 When the great Puritan preacher Thomas Hooker (1586-1647) was on his deathbed, a friend tried to console him
PHOTO: When the great Puritan preacher Thomas Hooker (1586-1647) was on his deathbed, a friend tried to console him by saying, "Brother Hooker, you are going to receive your reward." "No, no!" he breathed. "I go to receive mercy!"
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In sharp contrast, pastor and author A. W. Tozer recalled the prayer of a man who had the idea that he could earn heaven as a reward for trying to keep the Ten Commandments. It went something like this: "Now, God, I admit I have not kept number 1 and number 3 and number 7 and number 9. But remember, Father, that I have kept all the others."


 In sharp contrast, pastor and author A. W. Tozer recalled the prayer of a man who had the idea that he could earn heaven as a reward for trying to keep the Ten Commandments.
PHOTO: In sharp contrast, pastor and author A. W. Tozer recalled the prayer of a man who had the idea that he could earn heaven as a reward for trying to keep the Ten Commandments. It went something like this: "Now, God, I admit I have not kept number 1 and number 3 and number 7 and number 9. But remember, Father, that I have kept all the others."
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How foolish! This man failed to see that if he had broken one commandment, he was guilty of breaking them all (James 2:10). His works were earning him condemnation, not salvation.


 How foolish!
PHOTO: How foolish! This man failed to see that if he had broken one commandment, he was guilty of breaking them all (James 2:10). His works were earning him condemnation, not salvation.
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As apostle Paul reviewed his 30-plus years of sacrificial service, he saw himself as the "chief" of sinners and totally dependent on God's mercy. Although he undoubtedly anticipated the rewards he would receive, he gloried only in the cross (Galatians 6:14). There, Jesus paid the price for sin so that everyone who trusts in Him will receive mercy.


 As apostle Paul reviewed his 30-plus years of sacrificial service
PHOTO: As apostle Paul reviewed his 30-plus years of sacrificial service, he saw himself as the "chief" of sinners and totally dependent on God's mercy. Although he undoubtedly anticipated the rewards he would receive, he gloried only in the cross (Galatians 6:14). There, Jesus paid the price for sin so that everyone who trusts in Him will receive mercy.
Picture posted by Museo del Romanticismo, flickr on 18 June 2013 - Joan Vilatobà, "Meditation (variation)" (1904-1905)
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The wonder of God's mercy and grace! Someday I will "go to receive mercy." I hope you will, too.
 

 Grace is getting what we do not deserve.
PHOTO: Grace is getting what we do not deserve. Mercy is not receiving what we do deserve.
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Reflection - Herbert Vander Lugt - Mercy And Reward
Source (book): "Classic Gem: Timeless Devotions from Our Daily Bread Authors", Chapter 20, "Mercy And Reward", Page 25.
By Herbert Vander Lugt, Our Daily Bread Author



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Reference
[1] From "Classic Gem: Timeless Devotions from Our Daily Bread Authors", Copyright © 2021 by Our Daily Bread Ministries, Chapter 20, "Mercy And Reward", Page 25.


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