We Shall Learn to Sing of Judgment and Mercy.
We learn to know God and experience revival through the judgment on sin that brings deliverance.
Andrew Murray emphasizes the dual attributes of God's holiness: His righteousness and His love, which are revealed through judgment and mercy. He explains that true knowledge of God comes from understanding His judgment on sin, which leads to deliverance, and His mercy that restores us. Murray points out that revival among God's people is contingent upon yielding to God's judgment in our lives. As we embrace both aspects, we learn to sing of judgment and mercy, recognizing God's complete character. Ultimately, knowing God involves experiencing both His justice and His grace.
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Since sin entered into the world the two great attributes which we need to know by experience, if we are to know God, are the two which are united in his holiness: his righteousness and his love.
In Ezekiel we find that it is in the revelation of these two that God is to be known. On the one side you have God made known in judgment in passages like these in chapter 5: "I will judge thee according to thy ways, and ye shall know that I am the Lord."
And then on the other hand, God made known in mercy: "Ye shall know that I am the Lord when I shall bring you into the land... " "I will put my spirit in you and ye shall live, then shall ye know that the Lord hath spoken it and performed it."
And thus it ever is. The revelation of God, the true living knowledge of God in a world of sin can only come through the judgment on sin that brings deliverance from sin.
Revival among God's people can only come as we yield to him to judge sin in us. As we wait on him in the way of his judgments we shall learn to sing of judgment and mercy.
(Excerpted from The Coming Revival, by Andrew Murray , pg. 44)
Sermon Outline
- The Revelation of God's Holiness
- The Importance of Judgment
- The Result of Judgment
- Revival comes through yielding to God's judgment
- Waiting on God in judgment leads to deliverance
- Learning to sing of judgment and mercy
Key Quotes
“The revelation of God, the true living knowledge of God in a world of sin can only come through the judgment on sin that brings deliverance from sin.” — Andrew Murray
“Revival among God's people can only come as we yield to him to judge sin in us.” — Andrew Murray
“As we wait on him in the way of his judgments we shall learn to sing of judgment and mercy.” — Andrew Murray
Application Points
- We must yield to God's judgment in order to experience revival and deliverance from sin.
- Waiting on God in judgment leads to a deeper understanding of his holiness and love.
- Learning to sing of judgment and mercy is a result of waiting on God in the way of his judgments.