“He has filled the hungry with good things but has sent the rich away empty.” Luke 1:53 NIV
God’s mercy is a covenant mercy. God made a covenant with Abraham and repeatedly reminded him and his descendants of that covenant as the basis of His dealings with them. God’s covenant assures us that though we may waver, God will never break His promises and go back on His covenant of grace. If He has begun a gracious work in us, we can be assured that He will perfect it until the day of Christ Jesus (Philippians 1:6), not because of our performance, but because of the word of His gracious covenant in the Lord Jesus Christ. God’s mercy is a benevolent mercy. “He has filled the hungry with good things.” God is a loving Father who will tenderly do that which is good for His children all the days of their lives. Though we often face difficult trials, and even death, we can know that the Good Shepherd is with us even in the valley of the shadow of death. He has prepared a place for us in heaven where “He shall wipe away every tear from our eyes; and there shall no longer be any death; there shall no longer be any mourning, or crying, or pain” (Revelation 21:4). Hallelujah! When we contemplate the nature of our God and His great mercy towards us in Jesus Christ, whose birth we have just celebrated, we will join Mary’s song, “My soul exalts the Lord, and my spirit has rejoiced in God my Saviour.”
PRAYER THOUGHT
Lord Jesus, we praise You and rejoice in You for being our Saviour.
PRAYER FOR TODAY
Lord, as we contemplate Your nature and Your great mercy towards us in Jesus Christ, whose birth we have just celebrated, we join in Mary’s song, “My soul exalts the Lord, and my spirit has rejoiced in God my Saviour.” AMEN
INTERNATIONAL BIBLE READING ASSOCIATION (IBRA)
Luke 2:8-14
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