What does Jesus do with those who squander his mercy? He pours out more mercy!

We cannot view God's expressions of mercy with our old eyes. Our very view of God must change.

God's highest priority and deepest delight and first reaction—his heart—is merciful and gracious.

The promise of the gospel—and the message of the whole Bible—is that in Jesus Christ, we are given a friend who will always enjoy rather than refuse our presence.

When we come to Christ, we are startled by the beauty of his welcoming heart.

When we choose to sin—though we forsake our true identity—our Savior does not forsake us but rather stands ready to defend us.

Christ's saving always outpaces and overwhelms our sinning because he lives to intercede for us.

The sins of those who belong to God open the floodgates of his heart of compassion for us.

The atoning work of the Son—decreed by the Father and applied by the Spirit—ensures that we are eternally safe.

The deeper into weakness, suffering, and testing we go, the deeper Christ's solidarity with us.

Our pain never outstrips what Jesus himself has endured. He understands our suffering.

Jesus joyfully endured the horror of death in order to provide a limitless supply of mercy and grace to his people.

What was Jesus's first impulse when he saw unclean sinners? He touched them . . . and the sinner was made clean.

The posture most natural to Jesus is not a pointed finger but open arms.

The Gentle and Lowly podcast is a 14-day audio devotional exploring the heart of Christ for sinners and sufferers written and hosted by Dane Ortlund.