The Gospel for Every Day
Each day, we slow down to align our hearts with God’s Rhythms of Grace.
This series, we turn our ear to God’s Call to Go
This week, we meditate on the theme of God’s mercy throughout Scripture.
Today’s Scripture
The Psalms are a gift to the weary, giving us words when we can’t find them. The words of Psalm 142 reach up in faith, from the cave, to the God of all mercy.
Reading slowly, let God convict you by his truth and overwhelm you by his grace in Christ.
Psalm 142
A Maskil of David, when he was in the cave. A Prayer.
With my voice I cry out to the LORD;
with my voice I plead for mercy to the LORD.
2 I pour out my complaint before him;
I tell my trouble before him.
3 When my spirit faints within me,
you know my way!
In the path where I walk
they have hidden a trap for me.
4 Look to the right and see:
there is none who takes notice of me;
no refuge remains to me;
no one cares for my soul.
5 I cry to you, O LORD;
I say, “You are my refuge,
my portion in the land of the living.”
6 Attend to my cry,
for I am brought very low!
Deliver me from my persecutors,
for they are too strong for me!
7 Bring me out of prison,
that I may give thanks to your name!
The righteous will surround me,
for you will deal bountifully with me.
Gospel Meditation
Prayerfully meditate on the Scripture you just read using the rhythm Look Up, Look In, Look Out:
Look Up: What does this reveal about God?
Look In: What does this reveal about me?
Look Out: Where is Christ leading me today?
Closing Prayer
Inspired by Jonah 1:1-16
Merciful Lord,
You are the God of all heaven and earth, who made the sea and the dry land
All I have is yours
When you speak, I will listen. When you tell me to get up, I will go
Where you lead me to proclaim your mercy, I will follow.
And if I stumble today, I trust that your mercy will be there too.
In the name of Jesus, who was led the farthest and lowest by mercy,
Amen
