"Salvation is of the LORD." -Jonah 2:9

By the grace of God I believe the gospel of God’s sovereign grace, and I have been a believer for many years, but I still remain, in myself, a helpless sinner and in my flesh dwells no good thing. And yet, I am not filled with despair for I have a blessed Redeemer Who ever lives for me in glory. In Him I have no sin, my conscience has no sting of guilt and I have no fear of condemnation. Without a doubt, I remain a sinner as touching this present life, but "THE LORD MY RIGHTEOUSNESS" is Jesus Christ, and He is my Prophet, High Priest and King. -Gospel report by preacher Jim Byrd

Most people don't feel that they really need mercy. Do you need mercy? I do. Mercy is described as the kind treatment of those that have shown themselves your enemy. It is for the miserable. The mercy of God must of necessity be God not giving us what we deserve in ourselves. We deserve death and wrath from Him as the holy God because we are sinners who have sinned against Him! We have been “ enemies in our minds by wicked works .” We have trusted in and relied upon our own works to save us rather than the grace of God in Christ while the scriptures say clearly that it is “ not by works of righteousness which we have done, but according to H is mercy H e saved us ” (Titus 3:5). God has said that “ it is not of him that willeth, nor of him that runneth, but of God that sheweth mercy ” (Romans 9:16). Yet, most are still “ going about to establish their own righteousness .” Mercy can never be deserved, earned or gained by the offender in any way. If we receive merc...