Each Wednesday this month I am looking at the topic of Mercy.
The week before I started this short series with the question What is Mercy?
Today I would like to consider where, why and how God's Mercy is shown upon us.
Where:
A Where Does It Come From?
Mercy comes straight from the Heart of God which is full of Love.
Not from our actions for us to be worthy of it.
Not through the church.
Not from the Bible.
But straight from the Heart of our Loving Heavenly Father and Jesus our loving Saviour and the Holy Spirit who guides us.
B Where Can We Receive This Mercy?
Anywhere!
The same as at any time.
We do not need to be in church.
We do not even need to be in prayer.
We do not need to set up special circumstances.
It is available anywhere we need it.
How wonderful is that?
How Encouraging is that?
How can we not be thankful that our God is so present and considerate in our lives.
Why:
There really can only be one reason why God extends Mercy to us all.
Because it is part of the Character of God.
Because He made us and He is both Loving and Just.
Because He wants to be the giver of Mercy.
Who:
We need to think about the Who behind the Mercy.
In this blog post we have already mentioned the Loving Heart of God which is the source of this Mercy.
In the previous post we talked before about how The Saved as well as the Unsaved receive God's Mercy.
Because God’s mercy is not just for Salvation.
God’s mercy is for all (anywhere, anytime)
Our Gracious, loving God who is the giver of Mercy is the one who decides all about the mercy we receive. We do not have any say in how this mercy is given, or why it is extended to us.
But at this stage YOU need to consider just
who YOU are.
Are you a sinner who is receiving God's Mercy as He draws you in to recognise His great love for you?
Do you need to seek His forgiveness for your sin and accept His Salvation through His Son Jesus?
If the answer here is Yes, then you are at the point where have an ideal opportunity to accept the greatest act of Mercy and bow to the acknowledgement of Christ as your Saviour.
Or are you a Christian who is receiving God's Mercy as He lifts you up and holds you in His hand no matter what has just happened in your life?
Christian Let's consider
WHO you are!
and
Who you are Not!
As the Redeemed of the Lord
You are not:
Guilty
Broken
Crushed
Filthy
Condemned
Worthless
Captive
These are just the things the devil wants you to believe you are.
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You are:
Faultless
Loved
Holy
Righteous by the righteousness of Jesus
Pardoned by God
Forgiven
Cleansed
Blameless
Redeemed
Spotless
Whole.
And most of all:
"You are Mine" says the Lord
The Other Blog Posts in this mini Mercy Series are:
What is Mercy
When Can I Receive Mercy?
The How of Mercy
