Mercy

Preaching the whole Gospel – John Wesley

Before I preach love, mercy, and grace, I must preach sin, law, and judgment.

– John Wesley –

Don’t forget – Charles Spurgeon

We should not allow the mercies of the Lord to lie forgotten in unthankfulness.

– Charles Spurgeon –

Mercy outweighs affliction – Thomas Watson

Our mercies far outweigh our afflictions. For one affliction—we have a thousand mercies! The sea of God’s mercy swallows up our few drops of affliction!

– Thomas Watson –

Sweetness of God’s Mercy – William Secker

Until we taste the bitterness of our own misery we will never relish the sweetness of God’s mercy. Until we see how foul our sins have made us we will never pay our tribute of praise to Christ for washing us… If you would know the heart of your sin then you must know the sins of your heart!

– William Secker –

Our prayer is His delight – JC Ryle

There was an officer in the city of Rome who was appointed to have his doors always open, in order to receive any Roman citizen who applied to him for help. Just so the ear of the Lord Jesus is ever open to the cry of all who want mercy and grace. It is His office to help them. Their prayer is His delight. Think of this. Is not this encouragement?

– JC Ryle –
from A Call to Prayer

God be merciful to me – William Tiptaft

Have you ever stood on the same plot of ground with the publican, crying—God be merciful to me a sinner.

– William Tiptaft –

Freedom to pray – John Calvin

God tolerates even our stammering, and pardons our ignorance whenever something inadvertently escapes us—as, indeed, without this mercy there would be no freedom to pray.

– John Calvin –