Joshua 4 to 5:12; Isaiah 1; Luke 21:5-38
Mercy and truth are met together; righteousness and peace have kissed each other. Psalm 85:10
Mercy and truth could never meet. They are diametrically opposed to each other. Truth demanded that every sin be paid for; that every payment be exacted in its entirety. Mercy longed to offer
forgiveness, to proffer a pardon. But mercy was frustrated in its purposes by the unflinching character of truth. But wait! Is there a means whereby God can be just and the justifier? (Rom. 3:26) Consider the cross. Calvary is the greatest possible display of the grace of God. But Calvary is also the greatest possible display of the justice of God. God is love (1 John 4:8). God is light (1 John 1:5). Oh, what a meeting at Calvary!! —L. Cain
Oh, safe and happy shelter! Oh, refuge tried and sweet!
Oh, trysting place where heaven’s love, and heaven’s justice meet. —E. Clephane