Eternal Mercies

There is a beautiful prayer that comes from Psalm 136, starting with Psalm 136:1.

 ¹O give thanks unto Yehovah; for he is good: for his mercy endureth for ever.

However, these are not just words that flow together.  It expresses the true character of God and His uncompromising compassion for all of mankind.

Psalm 136:11-14

¹¹And brought out Israel from among them: for his mercy endureth for ever: ¹²With a strong hand, and with a stretched out arm: for his mercy endureth for ever. ¹³To him which divided the Red sea into parts: for his mercy endureth for ever: ¹⁴And made Israel to pass through the midst of it: for his mercy endureth for ever:

The Lord brought Israel safely through the waters.  This is easy to understand and even makes sense for the Israelites.

Psalm 136:15-20

¹⁵But overthrew Pharaoh and his host in the Red sea: for his mercy endureth for ever.  ¹⁶To him which led his people through the wilderness: for his mercy endureth for ever. ¹⁷To him which smote great kings: for his mercy endureth for ever: ¹⁸And slew famous kings: for his mercy endureth for ever: ¹⁹Sihon king of the Amorites: for his mercy endureth for ever: ²⁰And Og the king of Bashan: for his mercy endureth for ever:

With all this killing how can it be, His mercy endures forever?  For those that are saved, Israel, that can be easily understood.  But, what about the ones that died and did not understand what they were doing, pharaoh and the kings?  Israel got saved because His mercy endures forever, but Egypt got destroyed.  It was Yeshua that stated in Luke 23:34A.

^34A Then said Yeshua, Father, forgive them; for they know not what they do.

It is easier for people to understand His righteous judgments were righteous.  However, to understand God’s mercy endures forever, His love and compassion is difficult at times.

Unfortunately, many today have a superficial knowledge of God’s love and longsuffering.  Think of it this way, if Pharaoh or any of these had destroyed Israel the womb of the Messiah, there would have been no Messiah.  If there was no Messiah, then these people nor anyone else would have had an opportunity for salvation.  God drowned Pharaoh and his armies because of eternal mercies.

We need to get our eyes off of temporal mercies and focus on eternal mercies.  Hallelujah, Israel made it through the sea, but there is deeper implication than that.  Temporal calamities are always out weighted by God’s eternal mercy.

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