{"id":33290,"date":"2024-08-21T14:47:22","date_gmt":"2024-08-21T18:47:22","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/debmillswriter.com\/?p=33290"},"modified":"2024-08-21T15:04:29","modified_gmt":"2024-08-21T19:04:29","slug":"worship-wednesday-his-mercy-is-more-matt-papa-matt-boswell","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/debmillswriter.com\/?p=33290","title":{"rendered":"Worship Wednesday – His Mercy Is More – Matt Papa & Matt Boswell"},"content":{"rendered":"\n
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When I was a child, I talked like a child, I thought like a child, I reasoned like a child. When I became a man, I set aside childish ways. Now we see but a dim reflection as in a mirror; then we shall see face to face. Now I know in part; then I shall know fully, even as I am fully known. And now these three remain: faith, hope, and love; but the greatest of these is love.<\/em> – 1 Corinthians 13:11-13<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n

The wages of sin is death, but the gift of God is eternal life through Jesus Christ our Lord. <\/em>– Romans 6:23<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n

God\u2019s law was given so that all people could see how sinful they were. But as people sinned more and more, God\u2019s wonderful grace became more abundant.<\/em> – Romans 5:20<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n

The seriousness of sin has been on my mind lately, reading through John Mark Comer<\/a>‘s book \u201cLive No Lies: Recognize and Resist the Three Enemies that Sabotage Your Peace\u201d<\/a><\/em>. Those enemies are Satan (\u201cthe father of lies\u201d), the world (that tempts us to live in whatever way we choose, encouraging self-deception), and our own flesh (\u201cthe heart wants what it wants\u201d). We all sin. It is why Jesus had to die for us, because none of us have the ability to restore our own standing before a holy God. He loves us. Full stop. Our problem is letting sin get between us and God\u2026and it will. Lying, for instance, births deceit. When we think we can get away with lying, we fall into even more trouble, inside our own heads, in relationship with others, and with God. Satan, the world, and our own flesh deceive us into thinking that sin is not such a big deal. Wrong! It separates us from God and each other, destroying our peace and joy.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Our flesh can be bent toward any number of self-gratifying sins. In reading Comer’s book, I was reminded of \u201cThe 7 Deadly Sins\u201d<\/a> is a grouping that covers many. This list goes back to the early church (Tertullian, Evagrius Ponticus). At some point in my life, I have struggled with all of these, as you might have as well.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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The Lord loves us. When we continue in sin, treating it casually and indulgently, we step away from Him, His love, and His protection and provision. Repentance is how we overcome sin. We take it seriously and we confront it (sometimes multiple times through the day) in the power of the Holy Spirit.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Taking Sin Seriously (Luke 17:1-4)<\/em> – Bob Deffinbaugh<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n

“The truth is our sins are overwhelming. The magnitude of their number is enormous. We are natural born sinners. There are so many terrible or shameful things we\u2019ve done, thought, and said. There are so many good things that we neglected, failed to do, or refused to do. We identify with the confession of Ezra that \u201cour iniquities have risen higher than our heads, and our guilt has mounted up to the heavens.\u201d (Ezra 9:6) Likewise, we sing with solidarity the lyrics of David\u2019s lament, \u201cMy iniquities have gone over my head; like a heavy burden, they are too heavy for me\u201d (Psalm 38:4). We are sinners and there\u2019s no doubt about it. Our rap sheet says it all as it piles into a heap rising high above our heads. This dark and dismal reality is enough to make our palms sweat.<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n

And that\u2019s where the gospel bursts forth with explosive mercy! The mercy of God is greater than your sin. The grace of God is stronger than your sin. The kindness of God overwhelms your sin. The compassion of God smothers your sin. The goodness of God is literally larger than your sin. Do you believe it yet? Is it sinking in? Do you feel the stronghold of shame beginning to erode under the force of God\u2019s mercy? This is why we call it good news. There is no better news for sinners like us. Praise God.<\/em>” – Josh Maloy<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n

The Story of the Song: “Hi<\/em><\/a>s<\/em><\/a> Mercy Is More”<\/em> – Josh Maloy<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Matt Papa<\/a> was inspired, in the writing of the contemporary hymn “His Mercy Is More”<\/a><\/em>, by a letter written by John Newton<\/a> to a man in his church who struggled with doubt and besetting sin. John Newton was once a British slave trader who finally came under the conviction of sin by the Holy Spirit. The weight of that sin and the goodness of God to save him upon his repentance led to him writing the song “Amazing Grace”<\/a><\/em>. Below is an excerpt from that letter which Matt discovered and was moved to write “His Mercy Is More”<\/a><\/em>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

“You have one hard lesson to learn, that is, the evil of your own heart. <\/strong>You know something of it, but it is needful that you should know more. For the more we know of ourselves, the more we shall prize and love Jesus and His salvation.<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n

I hope what you find in yourself by daily experience will humble you, but not discourage you<\/strong>: humble you it should, and I believe it does.<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Are not you amazed sometimes that you should have so much as a hope, that, poor and needy as you are, the Lord thinketh of you?<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n

But let not all you feel discourage you. For if our Physician is almighty, our disease cannot be desperate and if He casts none out that come to Him, why should you fea<\/em>r?<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Our sins are many, but His mercies are more<\/strong>: our sins are great, but His righteousness is greater: we are weak, but He is power. Most of our complaints are owing to unbelief, and the remainder of a legal spirit. And these evils are not removed in a day.<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Wait on the Lord, and He will enable you to see more and more of the power and grace of our High Priest.<\/em> – John Newton<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n

“His Mercy Is More”: A Letter From John Newton <\/em>– Aaron Shamp<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Worship<\/a> with me to this timeless message of both the seriousness of our sin and the goodness of God (written by Matt Boswell<\/a> and Matt Papa<\/a>:<\/p>\n\n\n\n

What love could remember, no wrongs we have done<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Omniscient, all-knowing, He counts not their sum<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Thrown into a sea without bottom or shore<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Our sins they are many, His mercy is more<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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What patience would wait as we constantly roam<\/p>\n\n\n\n

What Father so tender is calling us home<\/p>\n\n\n\n

He welcomes the weakest, the vilest, the poor<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Our sins they are many, His mercy is more<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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What riches of kindness He lavished on us<\/p>\n\n\n\n

His blood was the payment His life was the cost<\/p>\n\n\n\n

We stood \u2018neath a debt we could never afford<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Our sins they are many, His mercy is more<\/p>\n\n\n\n

 Chorus<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Praise the Lord<\/p>\n\n\n\n

His mercy is more<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Stronger than darkness<\/p>\n\n\n\n

New every morn\u2019<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Our sins they are many, His mercy is more*<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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*Lyrics to His Mercy Is More<\/em> – Songwriters: Matt Boswell & Matt Papa<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n

YouTube Video – Completely Known, Completely Loved<\/em> – Matt Boswell, Matt Papa (Live from Sing!)<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n

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