OT Grace

Psalms 85:7 (KJV) Shew us thy mercy, O LORD, and grant us thy salvation.

(Proverbs 16 also read)

These words are so full of the character of God that they could have come from the mouth of Jesus.  We see my favorite word in the Old Testament chesed, translated as either “loving kindness”, or “mercy”.  This is God extending towards us His undeserved love and yes, grace.  This is God giving us what some call undeserved mercy but really it’s just an example of God‘s love in action.

Thus the result of this is the desired goal:  salvation.  Noticed that it is going to be granted and not earned.  Notice there is no mention of the sacrificial system or offerings.  There is no mention of anything other than God’s mercy extended toward us.

So?  Everywhere you look the Bible exudes the love of God towards His people. Yes, that includes us.  Rejoice.