This morning we look at the Mercy of God.
2 John 1:3Grace, mercy and peace from God the Father and from Jesus Christ, the Father’s Son, will be with us in truth and love.
God Shows Compassion to All
Psalm 145:9The Lord is good to all; he has compassion on all he has made.
Romans 5:8-9But God commendeth his love toward us, in that, while we were yet sinners, Christ died for us. 9 Much more then, being now justified by his blood, we shall be saved from wrath through him.
We Serve a Merciful God
Ephesians 2:4-5But God, who is rich in mercy, out of the great love with which he loved us, even when we were dead through our trespasses, made us alive together with Christ by grace you have been saved.”
God Delights to Show Mercy
2 Corinthians 1:3-4Blessed be the God and Father of our Lord Jesus Christ, the Father of mercies and God of all comfort, who comforts us in all our tribulation, that we may be able to comfort those who are in any trouble, with the comfort with which we ourselves are comforted by God.”
Micah 7:18-19Who is a God like you, who pardons sin and forgives the transgression of the remnant of his inheritance? You do not stay angry forever but delight to show mercy. You will again have compassion on us; you will tread our sins underfoot and hurl all our iniquities into the depths of the sea.
Lamentations 3:22-23The steadfast love of the Lord never ceases; his mercies never come to an end; they are new every morning; great is your faithfulness.
Christ is Our Merciful & Faithful High Priest
Hebrews 2:17-18For this reason he had to be made like them, fully human in every way, in order that he might become a merciful and faithful high priest in service to God, and that he might make atonement for the sins of the people. Because he himself suffered when he was tempted, he is able to help those who are being tempted.
There is Mercy Before God’s Throne of Grace
Hebrews 4:14-16Therefore, since we have a great high priest who has ascended into heaven, Jesus the Son of God, let us hold firmly to the faith we profess. For we do not have a high priest who is unable to empathize with our weaknesses, but we have one who has been tempted in every way, just as we are—yet he did not sin. Let us then approach God’s throne of grace with confidence, so that we may receive mercy and find grace to help us in our time of need.
He Has Mercy On Whom He Chooses
Romans 9:15For he says to Moses, “I will have mercy on whom I have mercy, and I will have compassion on whom I have compassion.”
Those Who Confess & Renounce Their Sin Find Mercy
Daniel 9:9The Lord our God is merciful and forgiving, even though we have rebelled against him.
Proverbs 28:13 Whoever conceals their sins does not prosper, but the one who confesses and renounces them finds mercy.
Asking God for Mercy
Psalm 51:1-2Have mercy on me, O God, according to your unfailing love; according to your great compassion blot out my transgressions. Wash away all my iniquity and cleanse me from my sin.
God Desires Mercy
Matthew 9:13But go and learn what this means: ‘I desire mercy, not sacrifice.’For I have not come to call the righteous, but sinners
James 2:13 because judgment without mercy will be shown to anyone who has not been merciful. Mercy triumphs over judgment.
Matthew 5:7Blessed are the merciful, for they will be shown mercy.
Luke 6:36Be merciful, just as your Father is merciful.
We Are Called To Love Mercy
Micah 6:8He has shown you, O mortal, what is good. And what does the Lord require of you? To act justly and to love mercy and to walk humbly with your God.
Proverbs 3:3-4Let not mercy and truth forsake you; bind them around your neck, write them on the tablet of your heart, and so find favor and high esteem in the sight of God and man.”
Jude 1:2Mercy, peace and love be yours in abundance.
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