Thank God for His Mercy

"Let us make crystal clear at the beginning of each new day, all we will get from God as believers in Jesus is mercy. Whatever pleasures or pains may come our way in this day, they will all be mercy. This is why Christ came into the world - "in order that the Gentiles might glorify God for his mercy" (Romans 15:9). We were born again "according to his great mercy" (I Peter 1:3); we pray daily "that we may receive mercy" (Hebrews 4:16); and we are now "waiting for the mercy for our Lord Jesus Christ that leads to eternal life" (Jude 1:21). If any Christian proves trustworthy, it is "by the Lord's mercy (he) is trustworthy" (I Corinthians 7:25). In the end, when all is said and done, we will confess, "So then it depends not on human will or exertion, but on God, who has mercy" (Romans 9:16)."

-- John Piper, Life As A Vapor: Thirty-One Meditations For Your Faith