It was God’s Mercy that did not abandon the unfaithful Israelites…but instead promised to go with them.  So also, even as Moses could not see God’s Face and live, so we cannot stand in the presence of God except in Christ. It was God’s Mercy that made those to whom John wrote…God’s Children and kept them in faith and made them strong with His Word. It was God’s Mercy that enabled 70 disciples to proclaim the Kingdom and cast out demons.  It is His mercy that has written our names in the Book of Life.