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God is Merciful (20)


 Wonderful, merciful Savior

Precious Redeemer and Friend

Who would have thought that a Lamb

Could rescue the souls of men

— Dawn Rodgers, Eric Wyse

Mercy is God's kindness to relent from giving us exactly what we deserve as sinners who have ignored His commands, stepped outside of His boundaries, and dismissed His authority over us. We deserve punishment, even death, for our actions, but God is a merciful God, providing a better way to satisfy the requirements of the law. Today as we pray, may we remember that God poured out His mercy upon us, although we were not deserving, and in the same way, He asks us to grant mercy to others.


Worship the God of Mercy

Lord, You showed us what You desire to see in us by living it out in the life of Jesus. You are humble and gentle, You experienced grief, loss, pain, and hunger, and You showed mercy and kindness even when You were persecuted. I desire to live in Your blessing, to know that following You means having the same humble heart, the same mercy for those who are unkind, and to have a heart that seeks Your kingdom first.


Matthew 5:3-10

“Blessed are the poor in spirit,
    for theirs is the kingdom of heaven.
4 Blessed are those who mourn,
    for they will be comforted.
5 Blessed are the meek,
    for they will inherit the earth.
6 Blessed are those who hunger and thirst for righteousness,
    for they will be filled.
7 Blessed are the merciful,
    for they will be shown mercy.
8 Blessed are the pure in heart,
    for they will see God.
9 Blessed are the peacemakers,
    for they will be called children of God.
10 Blessed are those who are persecuted because of righteousness,
    for theirs is the kingdom of heaven.

Appropriate the truth of scripture as you grow in your walk of faith

Lord, You granted mercy upon me abundantly, not sparingly. You not only withheld the penalty of sin (eternal death) from me, but instead You made me alive in You. I could do nothing to pay the debt I owed because of my sin, but You paid it for me! Your kind and merciful gaze upon this sinner reminds me of how worthy You are of my worship.


Ephesians 2:4-5

But because of his great love for us, God, who is rich in mercy, made us alive with Christ even when we were dead in transgressions—it is by grace you have been saved.


Light - Walk in the light by openly confessing your sins and need for God

Lord, I know sometimes I get it wrong and focus on the failures of others, wishing they would get justice while ignoring my own inability to live according to Your ways.  Give me a humble heart so I can focus on doing the right thing, walking in Your ways, while being full of mercy for those around me who struggle to follow Your ways.

Micah 6:8

He 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.

Know Him more and more as you spend time with Him daily

Lord, even though I know it does not please You when we turn away from You, I am so blessed to know that You are a God of grace and mercy. You long for us to return to You, to repent, turn around and change our ways so that You can show Your nature to us - that You are gracious, merciful, slow to anger, abounding in love...


Joel 2:12-13

“Yet even now,” declares the Lord,
    “return to me with all your heart,
with fasting, with weeping, and with mourning;
13     and rend your hearts and not your garments.”
Return to the Lord your God,
    for he is gracious and merciful,
slow to anger, and abounding in steadfast love;
    and he relents over disaster.


Prayers for others today:

S - Missions

M - Family

T - Church and Friends

W - Work

Th - Community

F - World affairs

Sat - Self


Blessings on your day,

Heather


P.S. If you just jumped into this blog post, you can read the first post explaining how to walk with God through your prayer life and the first day of praying through scripture here.

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