Mercy in judgment

Ray led us in worship tonight right before we studied Revelation 7.
One of my favorite lines from on of the songs we sang tonight "Sweetly
Broken" talks about Jesus on the cross "bruised and crushed shows us
that God is love and that God is just." So good. That song went
perfectly with the message tonight entitled "A Breath of Fresh Air."
Revelation 7 is a break from God's judgment of the earth when He sets
His 144,000 sealed servants in motion and an innumerable amount of
people are saved from their sins and of course God's judgment. It was
a much-needed break as we were reminded to remember mercy in wrath
(Habakkuk 3:2). Even though people on the earth really deserved God's
judgment, He desires that none should perish and that all would come
to repentance (2 Peter 3:9). God is good and He worked tonight!

Merry Christmas!