Thursday April 08th, 2021
Memorize: Romans 9:16 New Living Translations (NLT)
« So it is God who decides to show mercy. We can neither choose it nor work for it. »
Read: Psalm 136 New King James Versions (NKJV)
1 Oh, give thanks to the Lord, for He is good! For His mercy endures forever.
2 Oh, give thanks to the God of gods! For His mercy endures forever.
3 Oh, give thanks to the Lord of lords! For His mercy endures forever:
4 To Him who alone does great wonders, for His mercy endures forever;
5 To Him who by wisdom made the heavens, for His mercy endures forever;
6 To Him who laid out the earth above the waters, for His mercy endures forever;
7 To Him who made great lights, for His mercy endures forever—
8 The sun to rule by day, for His mercy endures forever;
9 The moon and stars to rule by night, for His mercy endures forever.
10 To Him who struck Egypt in their firstborn, for His mercy endures forever;
11 And brought out Israel from among them, for His mercy endures forever;
12 With a strong hand, and with an outstretched arm, for His mercy endures forever;
13 To Him who divided the Red Sea in two, for His mercy endures forever;
14 And made Israel pass through the midst of it, for His mercy endures forever;
15 But overthrew Pharaoh and his army in the Red Sea, for His mercy endures forever;
16 To Him who led His people through the wilderness, for His mercy endures forever;
17 To Him who struck down great kings, for His mercy endures forever;
18 And slew famous kings, for His mercy endures forever-
19 Sihon king of the Amorites, for His mercy endures forever;
20 And Og king of Bashan, for His mercy endures forever—
21 And gave their land as a heritage, for His mercy endures forever;
22 A heritage to Israel His servant, for His mercy endures forever.
23 Who remembered us in our lowly state, for His mercy endures forever;
24 And rescued us from our enemies, for His mercy endures forever;
25 Who gives food to all flesh, for His mercy endures forever.
26 Oh, give thanks to the God of heaven! For His mercy endures forever.
Message
The mercy of God is a deep expression of His love to mankind; it is so much that the natural mind cannot make sense of it (Ephesians 2:4).
A person can labor all his life and make no headway, but when God shows mercy, such fellow would move from grass to grace in no time at all.
Joseph was a slave, laboring for his master for years and then found himself wrongfully imprisoned.
One day however, God arranged for the king to summon him and within minutes, he became the second most powerful man in Egypt.
If someone had told Joseph that morning that he would be the Prime Minister before nightfall, he would have called the person a joker. Who knew him, and by the way, who would make a prisoner Prime Minister?
That is however what the mercy of God can do.
It does not matter how low you are right now, the mercy of God will lift you higher than your dreams in Jesus’ name.
If there is only one fellow I know who has enjoyed the mercy of God, it is I.
I am a little boy from a village that was not on the map until not very long ago.
In that village, my family was one of the poorest and least recognized, yet God showed me mercy.
Today, by the grace of God, the name Adeboye is known in several Countries of the world.
If you also want to become great, you need His mercy.
You get this mercy by simply asking for it as we see in Hebrews 4:16 KJV:
« Let us therefore come boldly unto the throne of grace, that we may obtain mercy, and find grace to help in time of need. »
Exodus 25:17 gives us a hint of the position we should take when seeking His mercy.
You will notice that in the dimensions therein, there is no height; just length and breadth.
This mercy seat is one that you go flat on, in humility.
It is when you have completely laid yourself bare before God that you can enjoy His mercy.
When you say “Go ahead and use me for whatever You want, Lord”, then you are ready.
In all that Joseph went through, not once did he complain or contemplate rejecting God.
If you still give God terms and conditions, then you are not yet ready for His divine mercy.
Prayer point: Lord, I surrender my will completely to You from today; please show me mercy.
Author: Pst E. A Adeboye
Text edited by Naomie
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