God's Mercies Flow Unsought, Salvation Crowns Them All

Horatio Wilkins observed that the mercies of Yahweh arrive upon us without our seeking—sparing mercies that preserve us from calamity, temporal mercies that sustain our daily bread, mercies we scarcely notice until their absence reminds us of their weight. Yet among all God's gifts, salvation stands supreme, both as our greatest need and His greatest gift. The psalmist does not merely acknowledge God's general mercies; he stakes a personal claim: "Let thy mercies come also unto me."…