God of mercy — show forth Your mercy and help us
Good morning brethren, I would like to share a brief exhortation on the topic: “God of mercy — show forth Your mercy and help us.” Our anchor Scripture is Romans 9:15 “I will have mercy on whom I will have mercy, and I will have compassion on whom I will have compassion.” What Is the mercy of God? The mercy of God is God withholding what we deserve and, instead, extending His compassion, forgiveness, help, restoration and undeserved favour towards us. Simply put, God’s mercy is His compassion and kindness towards people who are weak, helpless, undeserving or in need. David cried in Psalm 51:1 “Have mercy upon me, O God, according to thy lovingkindness.” This shows us that mercy can make the difference between judgement and pardon, rejection and acceptance, failure and restoration, defeat and victory. Brethren, we all need the mercy of God because there are situations where our human strength, qualifications, experience or connections cannot help us. But when human help fails, mercy can speak on our behalf. The Bible tells us in 1 Samuel 2:8 that God is able to raise the poor from the dust and lift the needy from the dunghill. One powerful example is Bartimaeus in Mark 10:46–52, when he heard that Jesus was passing by, he cried “Jesus, thou Son of David, have mercy on me!”People tried to silence him, but Bartimaeus cried even louder. His cry for mercy got the attention of Jesus. Jesus stopped, called him and asked what he wanted, Bartimaeus received his sight. The lesson is simple: never stop crying for mercy because of the voice of people or because of the circumstances around you. Your situation may have become familiar to others, but it is not beyond the reach of God’s mercy. There may be an area of your life where you have been waiting for an answer for a long time.
Today, I encourage you: cry for mercy. Let us pause and pray Father, let Your mercy locate every area of my life that has been sitting in darkness. In every area where I have no answer, let Your mercy speak for me, in Jesus name. Bible says in Psalm 46:1 “God is our refuge and strength, a very present help in trouble.” There are battles we cannot fight by ourselves, doors we cannot open by ourselves, and burdens we cannot carry by ourselves. But thank God, His mercy brings divine intervention. Hebrews 4:16 says “Let us therefore come boldly unto the throne of grace, that we may obtain mercy, and find grace to help in time of need.” Notice the connection, we obtain mercy and find grace to help. When mercy locates you, godly help follows. Failure does not have to be the end of your story. When we return to God in genuine repentance, He is ready to show us mercy. The life of King David is a powerful example. David committed serious sins, but when he was confronted, he humbled himself before God and cried “Have mercy upon me, O God, according to thy lovingkindness.” (Psalm 51:1). David repented, and God restored him. Therefore, brethren, we must not only ask God for things; we must learn to cry specifically for His mercy. Because we need mercy over our lives (Psalm 23:6), mercy over our families (Psalm 103:17), mercy over the Church (Psalm 102:13),mercy over our nation “In wrath remember mercy.” (Habakkuk 3:2). David understood this principle, hence he prayed this powerful prayer in Psalm 109:21 “But thou, O LORD the Lord, deal thou with me for thy name’s sake: because thy mercy is good, deliver thou me.” We need mercy for deliverance, mercy for provision, healing, restoration and open doors, etc. Everyone including believers should learn to seek God’s mercy by coming to God humbly
2 Chronicles 7:14 says “If my people… shall humble themselves, and pray…”, repent from sin (Proverbs 28:13), cry to God in faith (Psalm 86:7), and lastly we must keep trusting God Micah 7:7 says “Therefore I will look unto the LORD; I will wait for the God of my salvation: my God will hear me.” In conclusion, brethren, we may not have all the answers, but we know the God who does. We may not have the strength to handle every battle, but we have a God whose mercy never fails. Let us therefore come boldly to His throne of grace. Let us humble ourselves, repent, cry out in faith and continue to trust Him. May the God of mercy show forth His mercy upon us. May His mercy speak for us, may His mercy bring us help, and may His mercy turn every difficult situation around for our good, in Jesus’ mighty name, Amen. God bless you all. Our Workers meeting begins at 9:45 am and the Service starts at 10:15 am. God’s blessings – Mike