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We know our God is a God of
unlimited mercy.
So long as we have breath in our
earthly lungs and turn to Him in true repentance, seeking His forgiveness and
mercy, we will receive it.
But not a single human being can
presume upon God’s mercy, since He is also a God of Justice.
Presumption is, as the Baltimore Catechism
tells us, “a rash expectation of salvation without making proper use of the
necessary means to obtain it.”
We ignore God, His graces, promptings
and teachings at our eternal peril.
In order not to be caught by
surprise, we would do well as we end the old year and welcome in the new one, to
set aside sufficient time today to silently reflect on how we have lived this past
year and ponder whether or not we need to make adjustments in how we will live
the rest of our lives - be it seconds, minutes, weeks, months or years.
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