God’s MercySample

Divine Mercy

Humankind does not always receive what he wants, works for, or is entitled to. He receives what God's mercy grants him. Mercy is the foundation upon which God's favor or gracious favors can be directed toward an individual or a group. Because of God's mercy, the Lord accepts and loves the individual who was previously rejected.

Isaiah 55:6-8 NLT tells us:Seek the Lord while you can find him. Call on him now while he is near. Let the wicked change their ways and banish the thought of doing wrong. Let them turn to the Lord so that he may have mercy on them. Yes, turn to our God, for he will forgive generously. “My thoughts are nothing like your thoughts," says the Lord. "And my ways are far beyond anything you could imagine.”

God will accept and fellowship with a sinner whenever they turn from their sins and immorality toward him. Because Jesus Christ's costly blood served as its payment, mercy is only readily available at the seat of grace. God offers mercy to those who are repentant.

Saul, a fiercely religious Jew who later adopted the Roman name Paul (Acts 9:3–9), thought that people who remained faithful were blaspheming the name of God. So that he might imprison or execute them for their beliefs, he even hunted Jesus-devotees. Saul came up against the very person he was persecuting while traveling to Damascus to detain and return Christians to Jerusalem. One of the most shocking conversions in the church's history came next. Saul of Tarsus, who hated Christians, transformed into the apostle Paul, a fervent missionary to a world without faith and a superb example of steadfast devotion in the face of severe suffering. Saul's opinion of Jesus shifted from hatred to love.

There may be a time in your life when you feel you don't deserve God's mercy. This is a result of serious mistakes you have made in your life. But I want to assure you, dearly beloved, that if God can work through someone like Saul, he can work through anybody, for his mercies are new every morning.