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Turning to God for his glory and mercy

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Your Word for 20 December 2024

Isaiah 9:6
‘For a Child is born to us, a Son is given to us. He will be called: Wonderful Counsellor, Mighty God, Everlasting Father, Prince of Peace.’


WE CAN TURN TO GOD FOR HIS GLORY
As Christians we are meant to reflect God’s glory. But we need to turn to Him to experience His presence and glory for ourselves before we can reflect it to others. God wants to make His presence and His glory a reality to us. Let us turn to God and expect Him to do this for us.
2 Corinthians 3:18 And we, who with unveiled faces all reflect the Lord’s glory, are being transformed into his likeness with ever-increasing glory, which comes from the Lord, who is the Spirit.
TURNING TO GOD TO HEAL OUR LAND
In each of the lands in which we live there is a need for healing. No country or land is without its scars and wounds. As we turn to God, He promises to do so much for us and for our nations.

2 Chronicles 7:14 if my people, who are called by my name, will humble themselves and pray and seek my face and turn from their wicked ways, then will I hear from heaven and will forgive their sin and will heal their land.

Notice what happens when we turn to God:
1. God will hear from heaven
2. He will bring forgiveness
3. He will bring healing.
This can also be applied to the ‘land of our lives’. It is time to turn to God. It will be worth it!
TURNING TO GOD FOR MERCY
We can turn to God for mercy. We all need His mercy.

Lamentations 3:22-23 Through the Lord’s mercies we are not consumed, because His compassion’s fail not. They are new every morning; Great is Your faithfulness.

God wants to make His mercy available to us.

Isaiah 55:7 Let men cast off their wicked deeds; let them banish from their minds the very thought of doing wrong! Let them turn to the Lord that he may have mercy upon them, and to our God, for he will abundantly pardon!

There is no time like the present to be able to turn to God. Let us turn to God now while we have time. Prayer: God we need your mercy on our lives and on the world in which we live!
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