The Measure Of Mercy

You were not redeemed with corruptible things,... but with the precious blood of Christ. - 1 Peter 1:18-19


What is the distance from God's throne of splendor down to the abyss of Calvary's cross? What is the measure of the Savior's love for us? In Paul's letter to the Philippians, he described Jesus' descent from the height of glory to the depths of shame and agony and back again. (2:5-11).

Christ is the eternal Creator and Lord of all existence, exalted infinitely above earth's foulness and decay. He is the source of life, with myriads of angels to sing His praises and do His bidding. Yet, motivated by love for our lost human race, "He humbled Himself and become obedient to the point of death, even the death of the cross" (v.8). He came to our puny planet, was born in a cavelike barn with its smells and filth, and was placed as a helpless baby in a feeding trough.

When He grew to manhood, He endured homeslessness (Matt. 8:20). Thirsty, He asked an adulteress for water (John 4:7-9). Weary, He fell asleep in a boat on a storm-tossed sea (Mark 4:37-38). Sinless, He was adored by the multitudes one day (Matt. 21:9), and then comdemned as a criminal and died on a Roman cross in excruciating pain.

That's the distance from God's throne down to Calvary! That's the measure of His mercy and grace! - Vernon C. Grounds


O the love that drew salvation's plan!
O the grace that brought it down to man!
O the mighty gulf tat God did span
At Calvary! - Newell

God broke into human history to offer us the eternal gift of salvation.

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1 Peter 13-21

Therefore, prepare your minds for action, be sober and set your hope fully on the grace that will brought to you at the revelation of Jesus Christ - as children of obedience, not conforming yourselves according to your former lusts as in you ignorance, but just as he who called you is holy, you yourselves also be holy in all of your behavior; because it is written, "You shall be holy; for I am holy."

If you call on him as Father, who without respect of person judges according to each man's work, pass the time of your living as strangers here in reverent fear: knowing that you were redeemed, not with corruptible things, with silver or gold, from the useless way of life handed down from your fathers, but with precious blood, as a lamb without spot, the blood of Christ; who was foreknown indeed before the foundation of the world, but was revealed at the end of times for your sake, who through him are believers in God, who raised him from the dead, and gave him glory; so that you faith and hope might be in God.

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Jesus... who are totally sinless... and holy... since we call Him as Father Lord... we should follow His steps...

We are not able to die for anyone... but we can drink His cup, and show the life of Jesus to other through our own behavior...