Contemplative Bible Reading

Micah 7:18 (New International Version)

Who is a God like you,
who pardons sin and forgives the transgression
of the remnant of his inheritance?
You do not stay angry forever
but delight to show mercy.

What a fundamental question. Who is a God like the one true God?

God forgives sins and shows mercy. So what? So what? This is everything. It is so fundamental that we take it for granted and overlook the wonder of it.

Try to imagine if God did not forgive sins and did not show mercy. What would I do then? What could I do then?

God, help me to remember these simple, fundamental, yet wondrous truths about you. Help me to live forgiveness and mercy.