We are walking in today: Merciful God.
Jeremiah 3:12 Go and proclaim these words toward the north, and say, Return, thou backsliding Israel, saith the LORD; and I will not cause mine anger to fall upon you: for I am merciful, saith the LORD, and I will not keep anger for ever. Merciful is defined as full of mercy; compassionate; also providing relief. Have you ever heard someone say God is punishing me for what I did or past sins? Well the devil is a liar. We serve a merciful God. We serve a God of no condemnation. Romans 8:1 There is therefore now no condemnation to them which are in Christ Jesus, who walk not after the flesh, but after the Spirit. Jesus paid it all!!! All to Him I owe!!! Micah 7:18 Who is a God like unto thee, that pardoneth iniquity, and passeth by the transgression of the remnant of his heritage? he retaineth not his anger for ever, because he delighteth in mercy. Read Exodus 34 in its entirely as part of your weekend meditation. The sheer fact that Exodus 34 exists is proof that God is a God of mercy. This is the second time God has met Moses on the mountain to make a covenant with the people of Israel. When Moses came down from the mountain the first time, the people had fallen in love with the works of their own hands. They were worshiping a golden calf. The covenant that God made with the people on the mountain that first time went like this in Exodus 19:5-6 5) Now therefore, if ye will obey my voice indeed, and keep my covenant, then ye shall be a peculiar treasure unto me above all people: for all the earth is mine: 6) And ye shall be unto me a kingdom of priests, and an holy nation. These are the words which thou shalt speak unto the children of Israel. But instead of resting in the value of God, the people became restless and craved the value of their own workmanship. So they exchanged the glory of the invisible God for the image of their own glory- a golden cow. They had grumbled against God in the wilderness and unbelieving at the Red Sea. So this rebellion against Him with the golden cow should have ended God's patience. Enough with this stiffnecked people!!! But here we are on the mountain again, awaiting the revelation of God. The people have not been destroyed. The sheer fact of this meeting is proof that God is merciful. But there is something even more amazing than the sheer fact that God is willing to meet Moses again and renew the covenant: namely, the content of what He reveals. Exodus 34:5 says And the LORD descended in the cloud, and stood with him there, and proclaimed the name of the LORD. God cries out in verse 6, Yahweh! Yahweh! and then He spells out the meaning of that name in words whose sweetness has never been surpassed, not even in the New Testament--a God merciful and gracious, slow to anger, and abounding in steadfast love and faithfulness, keeping steadfast love for thousands, forgiving iniquity and transgression and sin. Matthew 5:7 Blessed are the merciful: for they shall obtain mercy. Luke 6:36 Be ye therefore merciful, as your Father also is merciful. Our God is still the same!!! Hebrews 8:12 For I will be merciful to their unrighteousness, and their sins and their iniquities will I remember no more. Deuteronomy 4:31 (For the LORD thy God is a merciful God;) he will not forsake thee, neither destroy thee, nor forget the covenant of thy fathers which he sware unto them. Exodus 34:6 And the LORD passed by before him, and proclaimed, The LORD, The LORD God, merciful and gracious, longsuffering, and abundant in goodness and truth. Deuteronomy 32:43 Rejoice, O ye nations, with his people: for he will avenge the blood of his servants, and will render vengeance to his adversaries, and will be merciful unto his land, and to his people. Psalm 119:76 Let, I pray thee, thy merciful kindness be for my comfort, according to thy word unto thy servant. We serve a merciful God!!! Yea and Amen!!!!
Just in case you didn't know--God's mercy endures forever. His grace is sufficient. God has forgiven us for our past sins with no condemnation. We serve an all knowing God. We serve a compassionate God. We serve a loving God. We serve a merciful God. We serve a patient God. He is the God of the encore. He is our all and never. Proverbs 24:16 For a just man falleth seven times, and riseth up again: but the wicked shall fall into mischief. Fiveamprayer when you fall get back up, the Lord is showing you His mercy. Thank You for Your mercy, Lord. Our God is more than able. He is the same God and let us know this week that this is the age of the manifestation of the Lord. Don't stop praying, fiveamprayer, the Lord is nigh. The Israelites made their own god and the Lord forgave them. He even cut covenant with them. Genesis 15:1 After these things the word of the LORD came unto Abram in a vision, saying, Fear not, Abram: I am thy shield, and thy exceeding great reward. Galatians 3:17-18 17) And this I say, that the covenant, that was confirmed before of God in Christ, the law, which was four hundred and thirty years after, cannot disannul, that it should make the promise of none effect. 18) For if the inheritance be of the law, it is no more of promise: but God gave it to Abraham by promise. Isaiah 55:11 So shall my word be that goeth forth out of my mouth: it shall not return unto me void, but it shall accomplish that which I please, and it shall prosper in the thing whereto I sent it. The Lord spoke of the promise to Abram, everything that God speaks will come to pass. That the Israelites were able to come into covenant with the Lord, speaks to His mercy and commitment to every word that He speaks. That covenant binds Himself to the Israelites and to those who have the faith of Abraham. Romans 4:15-16 16) Therefore it is of faith, that it might be by grace; to the end the promise might be sure to all the seed; not to that only which is of the law, but to that also which is of the faith of Abraham; who is the father of us all, 17) (As it is written, I have made thee a father of many nations,) before him whom he believed, even God, who quickeneth the dead, and calleth those things which be not as though they were. We serve a merciful God! We must repent and God will work it out. His mercy endures to all generations. How could we be walking in overplus, abundance and the overflow if it was not for His mercy and grace?! His mercies endure forever. Thank You for being a God of no condemnation. Because of God's mercies we are not consumed. Thank You Lord. You are our Jehovah Jireh, You have provided a way of escape from what we owe. We are forgiven, and redeemed. Thank You Lord! Thank You Jesus! We serve a merciful God. No matter what is going on in your finances or marriages--we serve a merciful God. We know what is written in, Mark 10:27 And Jesus looking upon them saith, With men it is impossible, but not with God: for with God all things are possible. His grace, mercy and faith--is covering you. Keep on praying and sacrificing--watch God pour out a blessing that there will not be room enough to receive. We serve a merciful God. There is no weapon that is formed against us that shall prosper. Fiveamprayer, we can say, "He did it for Israel, He will do it for us!" He is the God of the encore! He is the same God--He can do it for you. Stand on His word. Omnipotent, Jehovah Jireh, Jehovah Tsidkenu, Emmanuel--Thank You for Your mercy. If it had not been for the Lord who was on our side, where would we be?! His grace and mercy, brought us out. He even hides us when we need to be hidden. He kept out mind when we thought we would go crazy. He is our El Shaddai. We serve a merciful God. He shows up with mercy to free us. Who the Son sets free is free indeed. Thank You for Your mercy. He has told us He won't be angry forever. The devil is a liar--we serve a merciful God. We lift up fiveamprayer, let them know that, if it had not been for His mercy we would be consumed. He will forgive us. Thank You Lord. We must forgive others to be forgiven. We will receive our breakthrough because of His mercy and grace. He is a true God. He shall supply all of our needs. He will give you the desires of your heart. We must trust and believe, 2 Timothy 1:7 For God hath not given us the spirit of fear; but of power, and of love, and of a sound mind.
We write in the precious blood: I serve a merciful God.
Welcome to the overflow...
He has all power in His hands. He got up on the third day. When the Lord forgives there is no condemnation. He is full of grace and mercy. He has called us His chosen on, fiveamprayer. We have been anointed by the Lord. He will show Himself mighty and strong. God is even answering our thoughts. Ephesians 3:20 Now unto him that is able to do exceeding abundantly above all that we ask or think, according to the power that worketh in us. His grace and mercy is keeping you. Unmerited favor--that's the kind of God that we serve. A merciful God. Worship and praise Him on Sunday for His grace and mercy. You know, you should have lost your mind, then His mercy stepped in. That relationship could have killed you--unmerited favor. The broken hearted are the closest to God. You can count on God, don't count Him out. Tell those around you, "I serve a merciful God." We serve a God who will give us another chance. Thank You for your grace and mercy. The Lord wants to remind you of His mercy. He gets gooder and gooder. Read the scriptures for yourself today. Have a blessed day.
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Musical Selection
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