THE MERCIES OF GOD
Tuesday 12th April 2022
Matthew 6:26 Look at the birds of the air, for they neither sow nor reap nor gather into barns; yet your heavenly Father feeds them. Are you not of more value than they?
God in His benevolence, out of His mercy and goodness feeds the birds of the air and they never go hungry.
2 Samuel 24:14 And David said to Gad, “I am in great distress. Please let us fall into the hand of the Lord, for His mercies are great; but do not let me fall into the hand of man.”
There's something that David knew about the unending mercies of God and this distinguished Him.
Lamentations 3:22-23 Through the Lord’s mercies we are not consumed Because His compassions fail not. They are new every morning; Great is Your faithfulness.
When you start sensing guilt, condemnation, not going to church, hiding from fellowship, etc, cry for the mercies of God that are always new every other day.
This is the side of God that deals with our weaknesses, failures, and shortcomings.
Exodus 33:13 Now, therefore, I pray, if I have found grace in Your sight, show me now Your way, that I may know You and that I may find grace in Your sight. And consider that this nation is Your people.” And He said, “My Presence will go with you, and I will give you rest.”
When the children of Israel sinned against God by worshiping a golden calf God still showed them mercy through Moses.
It is His mercy which triumphs over the judgment that makes us accepted (James 2: 13)
Romans 9:16 So then it is not of him who wills, nor of him who runs, but of God who shows mercy.
There is a place of your will, good practice, and hard work performance but all these are not enough to do what God called you to do. You need His mercy and grace to empower you.
So as you put in the effort to partner with Him, you leave some room for His mercy and grace.
Luke 18:38 And he cried out, saying, “Jesus, Son of David, have mercy on me!” When he was crying for mercy he referred to the sure mercies of David.
David took himself as one who did not qualify with anything that would take him to be healed other than the Mercies of God.
The sure mercies of David can do wonders in your life if you learn to release your faith in that dimension of God's goodness towards mankind.
Matthew 20:10 But when the first came, they supposed that they would receive more; and they likewise received each a denarius. And when they had received it, they complained against the landowner,
When God shows mercy to a person or a people it looks unfair.
There's a dimension of blessing that looks unfair before people which comes with the mercies of God.
There's a place for 12hours of work but there's also a place where 1hour can do what 12hours would have done. This place is there, tell Him to take you there.
So understanding the mercies of God helps you and me to stay humble and simple in the presence of God.
Further study
Romans 9:4-15
Exodus 33
Psalms 90:14
STAY BLESSED AND HIGHLY FAVORED, WE LOVE YOU. PR BEN OCHOLA.
