unrestrained mercy; faithful grace

As for you, O LORD, you will not restrain

your mercy from me;

your steadfast love and your faithfulness will

ever preserve me!

Psalm 40:11

King David was not tenuous in his bold trust in the saving grace of God. His confidence came from a firm faith in God’s deliverance of His people (Psalm 40:9). As a result, David was an exuberant worshipper, telling God’s good news and celebrating God’s faithfulness in worship with the congregation gathered in corporate praise (Psalm 40:9-10). David penned this psalm with specific instruction for it to be given “to the choirmaster”. His desire was for all of Israel to praise God’s saving work as enthusiastically as the king himself did.

God is worthy of our praise. David’s observations of God’s mercy, grace, and faithfulness are magnified by massive degrees of magnitude in Jesus Christ! We ought to feel overwhelmingly excited when we think about the gospel. Unrestrained mercy flows from the cross to sinners! His mercy saves all who will turn to Jesus from their sins, believe the gospel, and start following Jesus as Lord. Never again does sin condemn them to judgment. Instead mercy covers us! All of us! All parts of us! Amen! God is great in mercy.

Faithful grace also preserves us in Jesus. He who began our salvation is faithful to complete it! We can confidently praise the God Who sustains, keep, beautifies, and transforms our lives by His steadfast love and everlasting grace. God is great in grace.