“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. 19 You will again have compassion on us; you will tread our sins underfoot and hurl all our iniquities into the depths of the sea. 20 You will be faithful to Jacob, and show love to Abraham, as you pledged on oath to our ancestors in days long ago.” Micah 7: 18-20 NKJV
Lord God Almighty and Father,
These are the last recorded words of Micah and for all the harsh words and judgements he delivers from You, Lord he ends by reminding the people of who You are. And Your faithfulness and compassion.
You want to have mercy, show mercy, tread on our sins and wash them away. You want to keep Your promises to Abraham and Jacob to Your people and all nations. And we have seen that faithfulness in providing a way for other nations to become Your people. Through a day when the separating curtain of the Holy of Holies in the Temple was torn in two (Matthew 27:51). Removed so anyone all can approach You. The day when Jesus came. So anyone seeking You God could meet You.
Some people’s first prayer is, O God help me. Some come angry, in grief and challenging You – if You are real there to help them. Some in such a mess they can’t see a way out, and just cry out. Some come quietly as they realise there is something missing in their life. You hear and we are so grateful You desire, want to, long to, show mercy and be our Father. And today we know we can come through Jesus paying the price for us. Who is a God like You? There is no other. We worship and put our faith in You.
In Jesus name we pray, Amen.
Worship Tuesday 29th July 2025
By faith we see the hand of God
In the light of creation’s grand design
In the lives of those who prove His faithfulness
Who walk by faith and not by sight
By faith our fathers roamed the earth
With the power of His promise in their hearts
Of a holy city built by God’s own hand
A place where peace and justice reign
We will stand as children of the promise
We will fix our eyes on Him our soul’s reward
‘Til the race is finished and the work is done
We’ll walk by faith and not by sight
By faith the prophets saw a day
When the longed-for Messiah would appear
With the pow’r to break the chains of sin and death
And rise triumphant from the grave
By faith the church was called to go
In the pow’r of the Spirit to the lost
To deliver captives and to preach good news
In every corner of the earth
We will stand as children of the promise
We will fix our eyes on Him our soul’s reward
‘Til the race is finished and the work is done
We’ll walk by faith and not by sight
By faith this mountain shall be moved
And the power of the gospel shall prevail
For we know in Christ all things are possible
For all who call upon His name
We will stand as children of the promise
We will fix our eyes on Him our soul’s reward
‘Til the race is finished and the work is done
We’ll walk by faith and not by sight
Oh, we will stand as children of the promise
We will fix our eyes on Him our soul’s reward
‘Til the race is finished and the work is done
We’ll walk by faith and not by sight
We’ll walk by faith and not by sight
Lyrics: Keith & Kristyn Getty