MERCY

By definition, it is 'compassionate forbearance shown toward an offender'. Mercy is one of the most remarkable aspects of God’s nature. He shows unstoppable, limitless, everlasting mercy ... even to those who don’t deserve it.

Who 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. (Micah 7:18)

The Lord is merciful and gracious, slow to anger and abounding in compassion and lovingkindness. (Psalm 103:8)

When you stumble in your Christian pilgrimage for the 'umpteenth' time, guilt can cause you to believe God's patience has at last been exhausted. But, His promise of 'mercy' remains ...

If we confess our sins, He is faithful and just to forgive us our sins, and to cleanse us from all unrighteousness. For thou, Lord, art good, and ready to forgive; and plenteous in mercy unto all them that call upon Thee. (1 John 1:9, Psalm 86:5) 

To the one who feels least deserving of His love, the Bible says ...

It is of the Lord's mercies that we are not consumed because His compassions fail not. They are new every morning: great is Thy faithfulness. (Lamentations 3:22-23)

Sometimes your soul aches under the weight of a trial you are going through and relief is hard to find. You may wonder, 'Where is His mercy'? 

God has not abandoned you, pilgrim. Rather, you've been chosen to demonstrate a 'steadfast faith' for others to witness ... 

These have come so that the proven genuineness of your faith - of greater worth than gold, which perishes even though refined by fire - may result in praise, glory, and honor when Jesus Christ is revealed. (1 Peter 1:7)

Those who trust in the Lord are under His divine oversight. Even in your darkest moments, when all hope seems lost ... remember that God's mercy always carries the day.