Greeting God's Mercy Before It Arrives

When God's providence announces an approaching mercy, we must not wait passively for deliverance to knock upon our door. Rather, we should echo back our thankfulness at the first intimation of His coming blessing. Consider the townspeople who hear their king is on the road toward them: they do not sit idle within their walls. Instead, they raise their bells to ring in celebration and line the streets in eager anticipation—they do not delay until he enters the gates.…