We all need mercy - Isaiah 1-6

Have you ever made a great big mistake at your work and needed someone to forgive you and give you a second chance? Back in my truck driving days I hauled gasoline on the night shift. I once dropped 4,000 gallons of premium gas into the regular tank. You do the math. The station was set to lose money. I really needed my boss to cut me some slack. He did! And, when you experience mercy from someone you drink from a delightful cup. Isaiah tells the nation of Israel that great truth in 1:9. He states: Unless God intervenes we would all be like Sodom and Gomorrah. Paul quotes 1:9 in Romans 9:29 to apply it to today's believers. The fact is, that absent God's mercy and grace we would all be destroyed and lost. For those who believe we have some value or worth of our own, this verse shows the ultimate necessity of God's grace and mercy in our lives. When we sin and fail before a righteous God we can rejoice that He extends mercy and grace to our lives through His Son. Unless God intervenes we would all be destroyed. Praise to Him for His acts of mercy!!!