Endless Mercy

For I will be merciful to their unrighteousness, and their sins and their iniquities will I remember no more. - Hebrews 8:12

    The just and irreversible punishment for sin by God Almighty is eternal death. Sin punished and sinners forgiven? How can it be? Without the possibility of the unchangeable God being coerced or influenced, he makes covenant promise to himself in loving consideration of his chosen ones. I will be merciful to their unrighteousness, and their sins and their iniquities will I remember no more. The execution and fulfillment of this promise is in no way contingent upon them as they are the unrighteous by virtue of their sins and iniquities. The certainty of this impossibility being accomplished lies in the excellent person and propitiatory work of our Great High Priest, who is set on the right hand of the throne of the Majesty in the heavens.

    Although incomprehensible to human thought, reason, and logic by virtue of our natural spiritual ignorance and insanity, God in infinite wisdom and omnipotent grace provided himself a sacrifice and substitute in whom their sin was imputed and punished. Righteousness was provided, imputed, and imparted. This Fountain of mercy flows endlessly to his chosen vessels, which he ordained for his glory before the foundation of the world, and is realized and enjoyed by them in regeneration in the experience of grace. His mercy endureth for ever is recorded no less than forty one times in the Bible, and in every case it is in regard to his people. The saints here on earth may confidently join David in proclaiming; Surely, goodness and mercy shall follow me all the days of my life.

“Come, thou Fount of every blessing,
Tune my heart to sing thy grace;
Streams of mercy, never ceasing,
Call for songs of loudest praise.”