I love this month - to focus on our blessings and give thanks for who we are and what we possess. We should have these feelings all year, but this is a great time to slow down and reflect over the year. How appropriate we read today of the infinite atonement of our Savior, Jesus Christ.I love the wording in 34:15-16; "the bowels of mercy, which overpowereth justice". The most deep portions of the heart and soul of the Lord have mercy enough to overcome justice. We can only tap into this mercy based on our willingness to repent. But even knowing of this sacrifice from our beloved Brother, we are prompted to repent and change. Once we repent, this mercy "encircles [us] in the arms of safety".
Since I was raised in Florida, I was privileged to view many space shuttle launches and landings. Thanks to the countless hours, calculations, and gifts from the Lord, we have been able to take man out and back into the atmosphere without tragedy. Heat plates are placed on the underside of the shuttle for re-entry for protection from the heat of entering the atmosphere. In like sense, when we repent and come back to safety, the fires of temptations, as well as eternal torment, are overcome by the arms of mercy. We are encircled about in safety and the arms of His love.
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