God is amazingly good about explaining things to his people. So far in Zechariah’s prophecy, we have seen who is being raised up, what he will do, when this will happen, where it will occur, and now why.
…because of the tender mercy of our God...
Luke 1: 78a
This is not a ruthless mercy, a calculating mercy, or a pitying mercy, but a tender mercy. Such a phrase suggests a depth of love that might be expected between mother and child, or the new love of a man and woman. And why mercy? Well, we already know the answer to that. No one to this point in time has ever been able to live a sinless life.
Q: When your time comes to fall into the mercy of God, what will the fact that God’s mercy is a “tender mercy” mean to you?
It means I won’t be terrified of seeing God, but excited to be in his presence.