Tuesday: Mercy (2)

Has God forgotten to be merciful? Has He in anger withheld his compassion?
Mercy = "unmerited favor".

Good Morning, my dear brothers and sisters. It is Tuesday, and that means it is schools day on this line. Yes, we pray for our schools year round. Again, I ask you to go to a school in your neighborhood and lay hands on it and pray for all who enter the building. Also today please pray for Vicki and her family. Please pray for her mother and sister. I am withholding some of the reasons for the prayers, but trust me, Vicki has been doing all she can to put a family together. She has done her part. Also please pray for Gloria who has sever rheumatoid Arthritis and is twisted up like a pretzel. She has now had a stroke. Please pray for her husband Bob, a dear brother in Christ of mine. Bob and Gloria have been married for 57 years, and he has told me that if his wife needs to go to a nursing home he will be going with her...
We are praying for you, brother Bob.

Mercy (2): Psalm 77: 9 - Has God forgotten to be merciful? Has He in anger withheld his compassion? (NIV)

Mercy = "Unmerited Favor"; Sent to me by Ministry Partner Pamela Bower...

Does our Lord God forget to be merciful to us? Never, for each day we get up we need not to look far to see all He has given unto us that we are not worthy of. I do believe that we can upset God and we might feel sometimes that He has gone off and forgotten us. But trust me on this, NO, trust God on this, He has not and will not go off and forget us. It is we who drift away from Him, and as upset as He might get with us, He is standing by and ready to just reach out for us when we come to Him. I have been there, I have cried out and even yelled where are you God, I need You. When it was me, when it was me who was out there on the cliffs of sin. I ask you today to read Psalm 77.

Listen to these words from Psalm 78: 36 - But then they would flatter Him with their mouths, lying to Him with their tongues. 37 Their hearts were not loyal to Him, they were not faithful to His covenant. 38 Yet He was merciful; He forgave their iniquities and did not destroy them. Time after time He restrained His anger and did not stir up His full wrath. (NIV)

I don't think any one of us really wants to upset God so much that He puts out His full anger, the full wrath of God on us. But let me tell you that if God washed out our mouths with soap for saying bad things, not just curse words, but gossip and talking about people, and, well you know, just not engaging your brain and heart before you speak ... If God were to use soap to wash out our mouth, there would be a lot of job openings at the places that make soap, for surely there would be a big need for A LOT MORE SOAP. Think about it ... God shows mercy on us daily, daily I say. He is a merciful God. Think about it this way: The way we act some days, are we even worthy of a good meal? And all of our needs come from God. We are worthy of bread and water, yet most of us have steak, burgers, bacon, eggs, fish, and even lobster. I mean God has given all of these foods to us.

Dear Lord, have mercy on us today for we are not worthy of all You do for us. We are sinners and need Your mercy and grace to clean us up. Clean us, dear Lord. Lord, please be present at our schools and during the summer be with the directors and all those who do the planning. Lord, help them work our schools through You. And Lord, be with the family of Vicki. I believe, Lord, she has reached out in love, and now must let it all up to You. Help her, Lord, help her. And Lord, be with my dear brother Bob as he works with his wonderful wife Gloria. Please place Your healing hand on Gloria and straighten her spine, heal her hurts, and heal her from the stroke. Lord, in the name of Jesus we ask for healing ... to You, dear Lord, will go all the glory and honor. Have mercy on her, dear Lord. In the name of Jesus, I pray. Amen.

Go forth sharing your blessings, and helping others. Yes, brothers and sisters, you can even share the mercy God has shown you. Have mercy on others today. love ya, dan.