Romans #:#: What shall we say then? Is there unrighteousness with God? Certainly not! For He says to Moses, “I will have mercy on whomever I will have mercy, and I will have compassion on whomever I will have compassion.”

Moses, you recall, wanted to see the glory of God. God said in effect, “I’ll show it to you, Moses, but I’ll not show it to you because you are Moses.” Now, Moses was a very important person. He was leading the children of Israel through the wilderness. God says, “I will have compassion on whom I will have compassion. I will do this for you, not because you are Moses, but because I am God!” Do you know why God saved me? It was not because I am Vernon McGee, but because He is God. He made the choice, and I bow before Him. 1

Application

  • How can your life bring glory to God? Read Matthew 5:16.
  • How can your life “steal the glory from God?” Read Ephesians 4:29-32.

Prayer

Lord, thank You for all the mercy and compassion that You continue to bestow upon me, because You’re God and that’s the only reason.

1. McGee, J. V. (1991). Thru the Bible commentary: The Epistles (Romans 9-16) (electronic ed., Vol. 43). Nashville: Thomas Nelson.

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Tommy Blumberg

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Tommy Blumberg was ordained as a Calvary Chapel pastor in 1985, where he served as an assistant pastor at Calvary Fellowship, in Seattle. In 1992, Pastor Tom, his wife Pam, and their three daughters moved to Bellingham and began a Bible study, which led to the founding of Calvary Chapel Northwest. Tom blogs regularly at TommyBlumberg.com.