It was mercy that held back the wrath of God when Paul was persecuting the church. But it was grace that came to him on the Damascus Road, confronted him about his sins, and saved his soul. He wrote about it to a young preacher named Timothy.
1 Timothy 1:13-14 Who was before a blasphemer, and a persecutor, and injurious: but I obtained mercy, because I did it ignorantly in unbelief. And the grace of our Lord was exceeding abundant with faith and love which is in Christ Jesus.
It was God’s mercy that held back His wrath when we wandered in the darkness and deadness of sin. It was His grace that reached out to us in love to confront us and call us to Jesus (Eph. 2:8-9; Titus 3:5). Exceedingly abundant grace will save all those who come to God by faith.
When we consider where Jesus found us, what He did for us, what He is doing in us, and where He is taking us; how can we not praise Him? When we remember Who He is and Who we are, how can we not praise Him?
1 Timothy 1:17 Now unto the King eternal, immortal, invisible, the only wise God, be honour and glory for ever and ever. Amen.
