Exodus 33:19b "I will have mercy on whom I will have mercy, and I will have compassion on whom I will have compassion." (As the Lord communicates intimately with Moses while Moses intercedes for God's people who worshiped an idol at Mt. Sinai instead of remaining faithful to their God Who had delivered them from their Egyptian bondage, He reminds Moses that He has decided to extend mercy to them. Though their sin was great, God's grace was greater. What a powerful reminder to us today that even when we flagrantly sin and disobey God, He chooses to extend His mercy and grace to us. Even though we don't deserve His mercy and grace, the Lord has sovereignly chosen to forgive us and to provide a way for us to be in His presence. Before we knew we even needed His grace, He sent His Son Jesus to make atonement for us. He has chosen to favor us and to have mercy on us today, and, because of His great love, as Lamentations 3:22 later reminds us, we are not consumed, for His compassions never fail.)
