Scripture: Psalm 6: 1-4
1 O Lord, don’t rebuke me in your anger or discipline me in your rage. 2 Have compassion on me, Lord, for I am weak. Heal me, Lord, for my bones are in agony. 3 I am sick at heart. How long, O Lord, until you restore me? 4 Return, O Lord, and rescue me. Save me because of your unfailing love.
Scripture Commentary: God shows compassion and mercy on us.
David went to God knowing he had sinned. He knew that if God punished him the way he should be punished, he would be doomed. But God has compassion and is a loving and forgiving God.
Think about your actions in life. If God truly gave you what you deserved, would you still be here? David went to God, ready to accept his punishment, but he begged God to have compassion on him and not punish him in anger.
God has compassion on us according to His great and unfailing love.
Likewise, Jeremiah asked God to correct him with compassion (see Jeremiah 10: 24). Both Jeremiah and David knew if God punished them with justice only and no mercy, they would be wiped out by God’s wrath.
When we ask for God’s mercy, we should include not only ourselves but also our family, friends and foes. Go to God in honesty. He knows us completely and wants the best for each of us.
Throughout the Bible we read how God’s love has taken people through hardships and despair. God saved them because He loved him, just as He loves each of us.
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