The Mercy of God

Have you ever wondered why God is so merciful to His children? As I grow older, I understand better how our sinful race didn't deserve God's grace, but He extended it anyway! I am so self-seeking. Why would God want to save me?! It cost Him so much! It cost Him His Son. He had to abandon His Son, who is perfectly His equal in the God-head, to save a wretched girl like me! Humanly, it doesn't make any sense. God didn't need to make a propitiation for our sins. He could have condemned every one of us to hell. Why didn't He? I can't for the life of me understand. All I know is that God is loving and gracious and He wanted to restore fellowship between Himself and His people, even though He knew full well that every single one of His followers would turn His or Her back on Him.

Wonderful, Merciful Savior:

Wonderful, merciful Savior, precious Redeemer and Friend;
Who would have thought that a Lamb could rescue the souls of men?
Oh, You rescue the souls of men.

You are the One that we praise, Your are the One we adore.
You give the healing and grace our hearts always hunger for,
Oh, our hearts always hunger for.

Counselor, Comforter, Keeper, Spirit we long to embrace;
You offer hope when our hearts have hopelessly lost the way,
Oh, we hopelessly lost the way.

Almighty, infinite Father, faithfully loving Your own;
Here in our weakness You find us falling before Your throne,
Oh, we’re falling before Your throne.