We live in tension between things that save us and kill us. With fire, we cook our food and keep warm, but in it we can be consumed; with water, we keep our bodies hydrated and our planet cooled, but in it we can drown. Too much or too little of either is life-threatening.
We see the same principle at work spiritually. To thrive, civilizations need mercy and justice. The Lord Jesus scolded the Pharisees for being sticklers about the law but neglecting justice and mercy and faith. (Matt. 23:23).
The Lord Jesus keeps justice and mercy in perfect balance. His death satisfies God’s need for justice and our need for mercy. God’s justice and mercy met at the cross.
How about us?
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Matthew 28:19-20
| Therefore go and make disciples of all nations, baptizing them in the name of the Father and of the Son and of the Holy Spirit, and teaching them to obey everything I have commanded you. And surely I am with you always, to the very end of the age. |
1 Peter 3:15
| But in your hearts revere Christ as Lord. Always be prepared to give an answer to everyone who asks you to give the reason for the hope that you have. But do this with gentleness and respect. |
2 Timothy 2:15
| Do your best to present yourself to God as one approved, a worker who does not need to be ashamed and who correctly handles the word of truth. |
Galatians 6:9
| Let us not become weary in doing good, for at the proper time we will reap a harvest if we do not give up. |
Hudson Taylor
| “God’s work done in God’s way will never lack God’s supplies.” |
Mike Stachura
| “The mark of a great church is not its seating capacity, but its sending capacity.” |
C.H. Spurgeon
| “Answering a student’s question, ‘Will the heathen who have not heard the Gospel be saved?’ thus, ‘It is more a question with me whether we who have the Gospel and fail to give it to those who have not, can be saved.’” |
Robert Morrison
| “The man…looking at him with a smile that only half concealed his contempt, inquired, “Now Mr. Morrison do you really expect that you will make an impression on the idolatry of the Chinese Empire?” “No sir,” said Morrison, “but I expect that God will.” |
Jim Elliot
| “He is no fool who gives what he cannot keep to gain what he cannot lose.” |
Hudson Taylor
| “It will not do to say that you have no special call to go to China. With these facts before you and with the command of the Lord Jesus to go and preach the gospel to every creature, you need rather to ascertain whether you have a special call to stay at home.” |
William Carey
| “Expect great things from God; attempt great things for God” |
C.T. Studd
| “If Jesus Christ be God and died for me, then no sacrifice can be too great for me to make for Him.” |
Oswald J. Smith
| “We talk of the Second Coming; half the world has never heard of the first.” |
Hudson Taylor
| “God isn’t looking for people of great faith, but for individuals ready to follow Him“ |
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