The God who abundantly restores is still in the business of total restoration, even today. Even now the God of heaven restores dead sinners to life.

Mephibosheth’s story is a living parable of the gospel. It reeks of redemption, demonstrating precisely what Christ does for even the chiefest of sinners.

Our hope is God's mercy. It's like a well that never dries up. His mercies were there before he created us. They are present for us today.

The thought of losing even one of those for whom his Son died pains God beyond belief, and the angels rejoice when even one of his children repents.

A seed grows the kingdom of God. A whisper eventually turns the world upside down. A carpenter’s son from nowhere becomes the Savior of everyone. Such is God’s way.

Jesus not only desires mercy, but gives mercy. Our sacrifices will never satisfy the demands of the Law, but Christ's sacrifice for us gives all the holiness the law requires.

Jesus did not need a single act of mercy to get him started on the road to mercy, his essence was by nature merciful.

“Poverty of spirit” is not an ethical value we strive for. It is an act of God’s mercy spoken to the deepest recesses of our soul when it’s overwhelmed by God’s grace.

For God to shine his face upon us is the same as saying, “Christ Jesus is with us.”

As human beings, we usually think that mercy should have limits; that it should never exceed its confines. This attitude is rooted deeply in the human heart.

We are given, so we give thanks, and we give thanks by giving.

Meanwhile our heroine, mild-mannered Ruth, gathers the gleanings to provide for her mother-in-law. But who is this mysterious God-sent stranger?