In VoV prayer "The Prayer of Love" the one praying seeks the Father to look to the cross of His beloved Son and view the preciousness of his atoning blood; he asks the Father to hear the intercession of the Son and then to whisper to our hearts, "Thy sins are forgiven, be of good cheer, lie down in peace."
Those words will move us when we have an awareness of our own sin and the need for the Father to whisper forgiveness to our hearts.
The prayer continues with this great statement, "mercy never wearies in bestowing benefits." WOW, what a great but easily forgotten truth - MERCY NEVER WEARIES IN BESTOWING BENEFITS.
How unlike me. How unlike us in the church. I/we quickly tire of bestowing benefits. I too easily act as if mercy's benefits must be hoarded or else they will run out. THEY WON'T.
God's mercies know no end.
That is good news for all of us redeemed sinners.
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