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know, if you were God for ten minutes, I wouldn't even want to be here." You see, humanly speaking, we know absolutely nothing of mercy apart from that which has been showered upon us by God Himself. Think of this multitude of mercy for our multitude of sins. The Lord isn't a penny-pincher. He pours out His mercy liberally without being paid any price whatsoever. Old Billy Bray, the coal-miner evangelist who worked among the Methodist churches many years ago, had it right when he said, "God has given me both vinegar and honey; but thank goodness He's given me the vinegar with a teas– poon and the honey with a ladle!" He compared it to when he would come home from school in the afternoon. Being hungry, his mother might give him a piece of bread with some butter on it. But then on another afternoon when he'd come home, asking for something to eat and feeling famished, his mother might give him a piece of bread, put some butter on it and top it off with her good homemade strawberry jam. Lick– ing his lips, he concluded, "That's what I call loving kindness." You see, God isn't just kind to us, but He shows His gracious love in super abundance. Sin Is Like A Debt The second part of this verse includes the earnest re– quest, "blot out my transgressions." You see, sin is also like a debt. I remember how we felt the other day when we made our last payment to the bank on a loan that had been taken out. I went in to pick up the piece of paper and oh, how good it felt to know that the debt had been paid; the slate was wiped clean. In some circumstances however, we're not always sure th~t the obligation has been completely cared for. A friend of mme _has a teen-age son who somehow had gotten into trou– ble with the law. He wasn't a bad boy, but just happened to be at the wrong place at the right time. As a result, his name
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