Series
Rev. Jerry Hamstra
The Book of Esther
The Book of Esther
Sermons
Rev. Jerry Hamstra
Introduction to Acts
Introduction to Acts

Mercy

The LORD’s Question and Elijah’s Complaint

Read: 1 Kings 19:1-10
Text: 1 Kings 19:9-10

“So we have Moses asking for mercy and minimizing justice. And we have Elijah speaking of justice and saying nothing of mercy. This points to a tension in the Old Testament between the mercy and the justice of God. There is an awful lot in the Old Testament of the wrath of God against the sins of his people. But there is also the theme of God’s mercy that runs through the story. And these two aspects of God’s character are in tension with one another at least from a human perspective.”
— Rev. Jerry Hamstra

Some Now, Then All

Read: Psalm 130

“Who is this God? He’s not a God who’s soft on sin. Absolutely not! He will by no means clear the guilty, but he’s a God of grace! A God who loves to forgive, who delights in compassion, a God who will forgive iniquity, and transgression, and sin, however you’ve disobeyed and sinned against God. He’s willing to forgive!”
— Rev. John van Eyk