“They who truly come to God for mercy, come as beggars, and not as creditors: they come for mere mercy, for sovereign grace, and not for anything that is due” GraceMercyMereDuesSovereignBeggarCreditors Book:Sermons of Jonathan Edwards Source: Sermons of Jonathan Edwards
“The body is a slave, the soul a sovereign, and therefore it is due to Divine mercy when the body is worn out by illness: for thereby the passions are weakened, and a man comes to himself; indeed, bodily illness itself is sometimes caused by the passions.” MenSoulSometimesBodyPassionDivineMercySlaveIllnessDuesWornSovereignWorn OutDivine Mercy Author:Seraphim of Sarov
“God’s sovereign will is not at the whim and mercy of our person and individual responses to it.” PersonsIndividualMercyResponseSovereignWhim Author:R. C. Sproul
“Be true in your relationship with the Sovereign Creator, for He is the greatest one with whom you could relate in all your affairs and states. Know that He cares for those who turn to Him; relieves difficulties for them; is there for them in every circumstance, condition and change; and He shelters them in His Mercy, Grace, Pardon and Forgiveness.” KnowsStatesCareTurnsGraceConditionsCircumstancesMercyDifficultyAffairCreatorBeing TrueRelateOur RelationshipShelterSovereignPardon Author:Habib Umar bin Hafiz
“Grace is more than mercy and love. It super-adds to them. It denotes, not simply love, but the love of a sovereign, transcendent Superior. One that may do what He will. That may wholly choose whether He will love or no. Now God, who is an infinite Sovereign, who might have chosen whether ever He would love us or no; for Him to love us, this is Grace.” MayMightGraceMercyAnd LoveInfiniteAddChosenSuperiorsSovereignTranscendentSimply Love Author:Thomas Goodwin
“I saw the duty and inestimable privilege _immediately_ to accept salvation by Christ. Humbly believing that through sovereign mercy and grace I have been enabled so to do, and having felt in some measure its effects on my still depraved and deceitful heart, it is my desire to show my attachment to the cause of Him who died for me by devoting my life to his service.” BelieveHeartHas BeensStillsShowsDesireFeltCausesChristAcceptingSawsGraceEffectsDutyMercyDiedSalvationPrivilegeAttachmentSovereignDeceitfulDepraved Author:David Livingstone
“God involves us in his missions not because He needs us, but because He loves us. And in His mercy He has invited us to be involved in His sovereign design for the spread of the gospel to the ends of the earth.” NeedsEndsEarthDesignInvolvedMercySpreadMissionsSovereignInvited Author:David Platt
“God moves in a mysterious way His wonders to perform; He plants his footsteps in the sea, And rides upon the storm. Deep in unfathomable mines Of never failing skill He treasures up his bright designs, And works his sovereign will. Ye fearful saints fresh courage take, The clouds ye so much dread Are big with mercy, and shall break In blessings on your head. Judge not the Lord by feeble sense, But trust him for his grace; Behind a frowning providence He hides a smiling face.” WayBigsFacesMovingBehindsWonderLordBreakCourageGraceFailingSeaDesignMinesJudgingFailureBlessingSkillsMercyPlantSaintCloudsStormTreasureMysteriousFearfulDreadProvidenceSovereignFootstepsUnfathomableFrowningSmiling FacesMysterious Ways Author:William Cowper
“There is a warning here for true pilgrims. Beware of the talker, but also be careful not to judge too quickly those whom God has blessed with both genuine grace and a fluency to speak of divine mercy in ways more eloquent than others. The proof is in the life-not a perfect life, but a life that both delights in divine truth and magnifies God, the only giver of the sovereign grace that always produces the truly fruitful, fragrant life.” WaySpeakPerfectGraceProduceDivineJudgingMercyBlessedCarefulDelightProofGenuineWarningBe CarefulSovereignGiverPilgrimEloquentTalkersPerfect LifeFluencyDivine Mercy Author:John Bunyan
“I have been asked hundreds of times in my life why God allows tragedy and suffering. I have to confess that I really do not know the answer totally, even to my own satisfaction. I have to accept, by faith, that God is sovereign, and He is a God of love and mercy and compassion in the midst of suffering.” KnowsHas BeensSufferingMy OwnAnswersCompassionAcceptingMercyTragedySatisfactionMidstSovereignMercy And Compassion Author:Billy Graham