But I acted for My name's sake

"But I acted for My name's sake" Ezekiel 20: 9, 14, & 22 (NKJV)

Over and over in this chapter God, in acting for His name's sake, gave Israel what it did not deserve - MERCY. Over and over in our own lives we come to the same place. By calling on His name in repentance we receive the same undeserved gift. Why?

"But, dear Israel, you'll also realize that I am God when I respond to you out of who I am, not by what I feel about the evil lives you've lived, the corrupt history you've compiled. Decree of God, the Master" (Ezekiel 20:44 The Message)