God is speaking, to Israel: “In my wrath I smote thee, but in my favour have I had mercy on thee.” Isaiah 60:10

What a change!

A period of God’s Wrath!

Followed by an eternity of God’s Mercy!

What’s happened here?

In the middle of the sentence, at the position occupied by the conjunction “but,” Israel was saved by the Grace of God!

She “looked on Him (Jesus) Whom she had pierced” (on Calvary’s Cross) … and BELIVED! (Quoting Zechariah 12:10.)

Yes, Israel will be saved some day! (Quoting Romans 11:26 … “And so all ISRAEL SHALL BE SAVED: as it is written, There shall come out of Sion the Deliverer, and shall turn away ungodliness from Jacob.”)

Thus, because of the Lord Jesus Christ (Himself a Jew), as well as Him being the eternal Son of God … this great “reversal” is prophesied for Israel!

But actually, is this not true of every Christian reading these lines today?

Once we were under God’s Wrath!

“He that believeth not the Son shall not see life; but the WRATH OF GOD ABIDETH ON HIM.” John 3:36b

But because of Jesus, His vicarious Death …

God has had Mercy upon us!

“ACCORDING TO HIS MERCY he saved us, by the washing of regeneration, and renewing of the Holy Ghost.” Titus 3:5b

“But GOD, who is RICH IN MERCY, for his great love wherewith he loved us, even when we were dead in sins, hath quickened us together with Christ. By grace ye are saved.” Ephesians 2:4-5

Amen!

Today, Memorial Day 2019, let’s remember the greatest Solider Who every fought!

Jesus and His Victory on the Cross … “destroying the works of the devil!” (Quoting 1 John 3:8.)

Because of that Event … what God accomplished on Golgotha’s Hill … I too can sing: “God has had Mercy on me!”

Praise His Name!

— Dr. Mike Bagwell

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