The LORD is gracious and merciful, slow to anger and abounding in steadfast love. The LORD is good to all, and his mercy is over all that he has made.

The implications of this short statement are widespread and of enormous importance in our understanding of the dimensions of our relationship with the LORD, God, the Almighty. Look at that first sentence. He is gracious, merciful and abounding in steadfast love, BUT there are limits on each; He is slow to anger implies that He can be angered. A limit on graciousness? A limit to His mercy? A limit on His steadfast mercy? Not in our usual human sense, ie a withdrawal of His mercy? No, not at all, but a point at which He can and will become angered at my intransigence.

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Reading

Morning Psalm 77, Noon Psalm 119:113-120 , Evening Psalm11, If you follow this regimen, you will pray through the Psalms every 47 days or just under 8 times per year.

An alternate Reading Plan is based on 7 chapters/day from 7 sections of the Scriptures. My groupings are: Genesis-Joshua, Judges to Esther, Job to Song of Solomon, Psalms breaking 119 into convenient sets, Isaiah to Malachi, Matthew to Acts, Romans to Revelation.

Or set your own reading schedule up in convenient groupings as fits your study habits. But a daily time in the Word of the LORD is an absolute.