We are taught here in these verses that we must strive, not only to enter the kingdom, but we must labor in prayer to God so that we will be useful and fruitful in his service. The Psalmist by his prayers in these verses, shows us how utterly dependent every believer is upon God for a continuing supply of mercy to come to him so that he might be delivered from the reproach of men and glorify God in his words and deeds in a life of faith and obedience. Every Christian is entirely dependent upon God's mercy to make progress in holiness. So the question which we glean from this text is, "What should you and I pray for and hope for in relation to God's mercy?" I think that we can find 4 things that the Christian hopes for, and prays for, in relation to the mercy of God.
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Pastor Paul Rendall was born in November of 1951, and grew up in Davenport, Iowa. He went to college at Drake University and the University of Iowa where he received a B.A. degree in Social Work and History in 1974. Paul searched for truth in all the wrong places in college, but...