The Mercy King
How the Kindness of Jesus Heals Your Sin, Shame, and Weakness
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- $12.99
Publisher Description
Jesus is not waiting for you to fix yourself before coming to him. He is already running in your direction. Mercy has come looking for you; all you need to do is receive it.
The Bible tells us that God's mercies are new every morning. It's not just poetic language; it's a reflection of who he is. His mercy is personal. It pursues you.
In The Mercy King, you'll encounter Jesus as he actually is--gentle, welcoming, and full of mercy--and discover that it's in your weakness, not your strength, that he draws near to heal, forgive, and make you whole. Empathetic, relatable, and deeply moving, The Mercy King will help you:
See how Jesus' heart is most tender toward the most wounded parts of you--your pain, doubt, and failuresRecognize the ways subtle idols like control, recognition, and success mask your deeper ache--and learn how to let them goLay down the exhausting demands of performance and take up Christ's invitation to his gentle, freeing yokeReceive the unshakable identity given to you in Christ so you no longer have to prove your worthDiscover how God's mercy can awaken what feels dead insideRekindle your faith, desire, and joy
In an age when finding rest for our souls seems impossible, The Mercy King shows you how to see Jesus as he is and how to embrace his new mercies every day.
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"In a world that often rewards performance and hides weakness, Jesus does the opposite. He draws near to the brokenhearted," asserts pastor Sauls (Beautiful People Don't Just Happen) in this openhearted invitation for believers to accept God's grace. Jesus's mercy, Sauls writes, is "stronger than our shame and more patient than our doubts," a salve for believers' unmet longings, suffering, and hopes. He explains how readers can seek this mercy in different situations—like remembering that God is with them in periods of suffering, and "resting" in Christ's unconditional love during periods of anxiety—rather than endlessly striving for earthly accolades and external fulfillment. Sauls brings his message alive with energetic retellings of biblical stories, recounting how Jesus dined with the disgraced tax collector Zacchaeus, and how the prodigal son was unquestioningly embraced by the father he'd spurned, to emphasize that Christ extends his grace to all, including "the outlaws, the overlooked, the unexpected." Readers will be reassured and reinvigorated.
