Daily Devotional “Receiving Compassion”
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July 24, 2023
“You once were not a people, but now you are the people of God;
you had not received mercy, but now you have received mercy” (1 Peter. 2:10).
Because of God’s compassion, He withholds the just punishment of your sin.
Hosea had a unique role among the prophets.
God used him and his adulterous wife, Gomer, as living illustrations of His love for unfaithful Israel.
When Gomer gave birth to a daughter, the Lord told Hosea to name her Lo-ruhamah, which means “No mercy,” because His mercy for Israel would soon come to an end.
When Gomer later gave birth to a son, the Lord said to call him Lo-ammi, which means “Not mine,” for He no longer considered Israel His people.
Yet He offered this hope, saying, “It will come about that, in the place where it is said to them, ‘You are not My people,’ it will be said to them, ‘You are the sons of the living God'” (Hosea. 1:10).
In our Scripture for today, Peter applied that Old Testament text to the New Testament church, just as Paul did in Romans 9:25-26:
“I will call those who were not My people, ‘My people,’ and her who was not beloved, ‘Beloved.’ And it shall be that in the place where it was said to them, ‘You are not My people,’ there they shall be called sons of the living God.”
God rejected unbelieving Israel, but extended His compassion to anyone willing to trust in Christ.
It is particularly true that Gentiles in the church were once not the people of God, but now have received mercy and are God’s beloved children.
God’s mercy includes His general providential care for all mankind, but Hosea, Peter, and Paul were speaking of His special compassion—first in salvation, then in daily blessings—for those who belong to Him.
By it He withholds the punishment we deserve for our sins and grants us His lovingkindness instead.
As you reflect on God’s mercy in your own life, let Psalm 136:1 be the song of your heart:
“O give thanks unto the Lord; for he is good: for his mercy endureth forever” (KJV).
Prayer
Memorize Psalm 59:16-17. Recite it often in praise to the Lord.
Further Reading
What do these verses teach about God’s mercy: Psalm 103:11, 2 Corinthians 1:3, and Titus 3:5?
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