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March 27 2008

Exposition of Come Thou Fount (Part 2)

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Yesterday we explored line one of Come Thou Font. Today I’m going to look into the second line which proclaims:

“Streams of mercy never ceasing, call for songs of loudest praise”

The same Hebrew word (hesed) used for mercy is also translated as love. I have a much easier time comprehending God’s unending love than his unending mercy. Then to see that love and mercy are interchangeable, that mercy and grace are God’s demonstration of love, forces me to confront a limitation I’ve put on God. That limitation being that while God’s love in unending that his mercy has bounds, that sooner or later God’s going to say, “enough is enough with this guy”. Again I must realize that it’s all about Jesus and his accomplishment, not my merit. I’ve not earned anything, since God’s mercy and grace was appointed before time (2 Timothy 1:8-9), I have no authority or ability to earn persevering grace in my life. God in his unending love has extended unending streams of mercy, thank you Lord.

I love the imagery of being washed in streams of mercy as we’ve been covered in the blood of Jesus. Jesus’ accomplishment on the cross, the defining moment in human history, DEMANDS response. His continued, renewing mercy calls for songs of loudest praise. We’ve not felt the transforming power of Christ if we are not called to songs of praise. We all have major sins in our livesĀ  we’ve been forgiven and healed from earmarked as evidence of God’s grace and mercy upon us. If we’ve been washed in his mercy and grace, God’s tuned and transformed out hearts, our spirit responds the the Holy Spirit’s call, and we give praise.

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