Merciful Savior

He removes rulers and sets up rulers It is the LORD God who removes rulers and sets up rulers. He does so for His own purposes, often not known to man. It can be for blessing or for judgment.

The Lord is gracious to all who call upon Him Anyone who repents of his sinful ways and calls upon the risen Lord Jesus, trusting that He is the Christ and that He made atonement for the sins of all by His innocent sufferings and death on the cross, will be saved and have everlasting life.

Salvation is received by faith of the heart God justifies and counts righteous those who trust in Christ and His atoning sacrifice for the sins of the world, and those who believe in their hearts confess their faith with their lips.

Why have so many from Israel fallen? The apostle Paul desired the salvation of his fellow Israelites but most sought to be righteous before God on the basis of their own keeping of God's law and rejected the imputed righteousness God desired to give them through faith in Christ Jesus and His

'Unite my heart to fear Your name' With the psalmist, we pray that God would unite our divided hearts to honor the name of our God and Savior in all we think, say, and do.

The secret things belong to the LORD Instead of trying to grasp the hidden things of God, we should focus our attention on what He has revealed in His Word that we might repent of our sins, trust in Christ Jesus and follow Him.

Jesus, a stumbling stone and rock of offense Jesus is a precious stone, the very cornerstone of God's temple since He is our high priest and the atoning sacrifice for the sins of the world and there is salvation in no other. Many stumble over Him in unbelief...

'Not My people' to 'sons of the living God' God promised through Hosea that He would make a people who were not His people to be called His people and the children of the living God through faith in the promised Messiah and Savior, Jesus Christ.

Why so many in Israel have fallen Many people outside Israel heard the Gospel and attained righteousness through faith in Christ Jesus. Many in Israel failed to attain righteousness.