Morning Devotion - Prov. 21

Read Proverbs 21

The sovereignty of the Lord in sanctification.

What He wants (3) – righteousness and justice

What He knows (2) – the depths of our hearts

What He gets (1, 30) – all His holy will, even among the powerful and the proud

Do our neighbors see mercy in us? (10)

Justification is when, by grace, we find God’s mercy.

Sanctification is when, by grace, we grow in God’s mercy.

Glorification is when, by grace, we are perfected in God’s mercy.

This should not entirely escape the notice of those around us.

The one who does not show mercy will find no mercy. (13)

The way of death (16, 25-26, 27)

The way of life (21)

The Point: What an amazing fact of salvation history that it was the will of God to justify, sanctify, and glorify the ungodly through Jesus Christ.

Romans 4:5 And to the one who does not work but trusts him who justifies the ungodly, his faith is counted as righteousness,

Philippians 1:6 And I am sure of this, that he who began a good work in you will bring it to completion at the day of Jesus Christ.