I read a quote, “if God doesn’t do to America for the sins we are committing what He did to Sodom and Gomorrah, He owes them an apology.”
It’s important to know that Jesus has every right to bring forth His justice here and now. He has every right to be severe with us on account of our sins and to bring eternal judgment upon us. This truth is often forgotten on account of His Mercy. But we should never forget this fact. It’s important to remember this because unless we understand the absolute right that God has to execute swift and irrevocable judgment on the world, we will never understand that His restraint is an act of immeasurable Mercy.
The Mother of God is especially entrusted with the responsibility of praying for His Mercy and pleading on our behalf that her Son’s wrath be withheld. God gave to her this responsibility of intercession for us and He listens to those prayers.
“September 1, 1937. I saw the Lord Jesus, like a king in great majesty, looking down upon our earth with great severity; but because of His Mother’s intercession He prolonged the time of His mercy.” Divine Mercy in My Soul # 1261
He has also entrusted a share of this to you as well. God asks and demands that each soul who has felt His Divine Mercy, share that mercy. That all His children intercede through prayer and action to those lost souls. That we each bring to Heaven many souls.
He calls each one of us to pray for Mercy in the world and, though our prayers are not as powerful as the Mother of God, they can be if we place them in her Immaculate Heart. Giving our Blessed Mother our prayers magnifies their power and transforms them into an instrument of unfathomable grace, holding back the hand of the Justice of God.
Do you understand the right that God has to bring sudden and severe judgment upon you? That may not be pleasant to think about but it’s important to understand. Ponder this fact today. Believe it and know that He withholds His judgment on account of His Mercy.
Seek the prayers of our Blessed Mother, this day, and offer her your own prayers. Through your prayers, offered through her intercession, God’s justice is withheld and His Mercy will be bestowed in our time.
“Write: before I come as a just Judge, I first open wide the door of My mercy. He who refuses to pass through the door of My mercy must pass through the door of My justice.” Divine Mercy in My Soul # 1146