Accessing Abundance Mercy

Apart from supplies, another thing that God has in abundance is mercy            

Eph 2:4-5

⁴But God, who is rich in mercy, for his great love wherewith he loved us,

5 Even when we were dead in sins, hath quickened us together with Christ, (by grace ye are saved;) KJ 

Ps 103:11

11 For as the heaven is high above the earth, so great is his mercy toward them that fear him. KJV

     Just imagine the space between the surfaces of the earth, through the sky, before entering into the galaxies! God’s mercy covers that entire surface towards us. If His mercy is that large, then there is enough mercy to go around the billions of earth’s inhabitants. More astounding is the realization that a very significant fraction of that mercy can heal the sick, raise the dead, and do the impossible. But if this is so, why is it that people still run out of God’s mercy? Why did King Saul exhaust his mercy line so soon? Why did the family of Eli run out of God’s mercy at Eli’s old age?

The answer is Psalm 103: 11, which is the absence of the fear of the Lord. Although God’s mercy is so great yet it must not be taken for granted. The mercy of God responds directly to the fear of God in our lives. While God’s mercy gets bigger and bigger towards those who fear Him. Whether God’s mercy will be accessible to you will be determined by you. If only you can fear God completely, God mercy will not only be readily available, but will always be accessible.

     Moved with compassion and gripped and gripped by mercy towards a leper in Mark 1:40-45, the one who asked us not to touch lepers touched a leper and healed him. Mercy gives you what you don’t deserve. Similarly, in Mark 10:46-52, mercy moved Him to hear to hear the cry of a beggar and healed him. Even though you do not deserve His blessing, His mercy will extend His touch to you.