2 Samuel 24:14 (NIV) David said to Gad, "I am in deep distress. Let us fall into the hands of the LORD, for his mercy is great; but do not let me fall into the hands of men."
Job 31:13-14 (NIV) If I have denied justice to my menservants and maidservants when they had a grievance against me, 14 what will I do when God confronts me? What will I answer when called to account?
Psalm 25:6 (NIV) Remember, O LORD, your great mercy and love, for they are from of old.
If God were not willing to forgive sin, heaven would be empty. —German Proverb.
Men of Integrity, Vol. 2, no. 3., Today's Best Illustrations – Volume 5, (Carol Stream, IL: Christianity Today, 1997), WORDsearch CROSS e-book, Under: "MERCY".
