Our Merciful Lord- Psalm 103:10 (ESV)

10 He does not deal with us according to our sins, nor repay us according to our iniquities.

Are you hot tempered? Do you get angry easily and lash out at others when you are angry with them? Most people are that way. Our sin nature causes us to lash out at others and want to get even with others, or to even get revenge when we feel we have been wronged or mistreated.

When we sin, we have disobeyed God. As God, he could choose to react any way he wants to. In Psalm 103, King David is describing many various reasons as to why we should bless the Lord instead of rebelling against him in sin. The entire Psalm speaks of God’s mercy, love, and compassion. Verse 9 tells us that he will not always chide us, or keep his anger forever. And verse 10 tells us that in his mercy, he does not deal with us according to our sins, nor repay us according to our iniquities.

The Bible reminds us that we have all sinned and fall short of the glory of God. It also tells us that in his mercy, God has provided the way for our sins to be forgiven and our relationship with God to be restored. That way is by grace through faith in the Lord Jesus Christ. Have you trusted Him for your salvation?

If not, today is the day of salvation. Trust Him today and you will begin to experience the salvation that can only come from the mercy, love and compassion of God.