| OCR Text |
Show THE MERCIFUL GOD (For the Lord thy God is a merciful God:) he will not forsake thee, neither destroy thee, nor forget the covenant ofjfV"P:I':rc{ thy fathers which he sware unto thee. 'iJ{J[!f:>,4hp "'Pdftj (Deuteronomy 4: 31) d0rV -'Pdt-4"J_c4 G " " c::J2. j rP./ qrjr Mercy is one of the most significant theological terms in all ofHebrew Scriptures. It reveals the relationship of the divine with Israel, of God with His chosen people, of the promises in God's covenant to a local people. It speaks of steadfast love, unwavering kindness, and loving benevolence. It signifies compassion and leniency. Biblically, mercy signifies the irrevocable commitment of God who promise to 1 GIN fashion us into His people to serve him who loves and protects us. It is the disposition that tempers justice, induces injured person to forgive trespasses and injures, to forbear punishment It is directed and exercised only toward offenders. It implies benevolence, tenderness, mildness, pity, compassion, and clemency. God has oceans of mercy and delights to show it. an This text is God has our reminder that plenty of mercy. His mercy is not consumed. A woman who had never traveled before joined her friends in taking a holiday abroad. After so many days, they got so far out on the Atlantic ocean that she could direction and she see land in neither began to cry 2 thought it crying when they uncontrollable. Her friends strange that she was having such a great time and everything was so beautiful. But when nothing they did seemed to stop her from crying, she responded, "This is the only thing that I have seen where there is enough of." God has enough mercy that we cannot not see beyond it. Just like He had mercy sufficient for all of Israel, He has plenty for all of us. We are who we are in relationship to Him not because were . we are nice and sweet but because of God's mercy. There are three things about God's mercy that we can count First, Moses assures on. the children of Israel that because of God's mercy, we 3 will not be forsaken. One of satan's is to get us thinking we have been left alone, forsaken by God, primary tricks and by our selves. Elijah cried out depression, that nobody was left to are of his all bear that burden but him. Praise God for His reminder that "I still have 7000 that have not bowed to Baal." 1 've remind you that you there is one promise on are to not alone. If we can it is that "God is with Second, Moses come us assures always count always." the children of Israel that because of God's mercy, we will not be destroyed. Sure the enemy will come after us. We will lose some battles. The journey will not be easy always. But God promised to fight for and to keep us from us falling to the firey 4 darts of satan. Third, Moses assures the children of Israel that because of God's mercy, will not be forgotten in covenant relationship. in store for God has we something special He wants to restore and us. reclaim and revitalize and revive and reconcile us unto Himself. So that we together and talk together and claim Him as our own. He forgets our sins in remission but He never forgets His children. Somebody needs to tell satan that we belong to God and He has not forgotten us. It was 42 generations before Jesus came, but God had not forgotten. He can walk walked about her earth for 33 yers but God had not forgotten. He died on eon 1J,H1t;1tv +0 Jj" VI ItfVo;u/(t \ I I Ny 40 (j, 5 rugged cross but God had not forgotten. He was buried in another man's tomb but God had not forgotten. So early the morning of the first day of the week He arose victoriously over that old death and the grave. Some 2000 years ago, He ascended back to sit on the right hand of His father in heaven but because He did not forget, again to receive us where He is there is He's coming back unto Himself that we shall be also. Psalm 86: 15 says, the Lord's mercy plenteous. Psalm 1 00: 5 says the Lords mercy is ever is lasting. Psalm 109:21 says the Lord's mercy good. Micah 7: 18 says the Lord's mercy is 6 delightsome. Luke 1: 78 says the Lord's mercy is tenderly bestowed. Ephesians 2: 4 says the Lord's mercy is rich. 1 Peter 1: 3 says the Lord's mercy is abundant in supply. 7 |
