Some unthinkable things Men cannot but do without in life is seeking for mercy from God, however, making this request is plausible but have we had the chance to ask ourselves, what is the reason behind asking for God’s mercy in our everyday life activities, or we just do it, because it is now a habit which we must not but do?
When am about writing on this teaching, I looked for the meaning of mercy in the dictionary, which reads, “The compassion or forgiveness shown towards someone whom it is within one’s power to punish or harm”, also it was clarified according to the word of God, and it defines it as, “God’s compassionate, undeserved kindness that withholds punishment, forgives sin, and alleviates suffering”.
Although, the definition speaks same but we can see that it is both directed to same headline, which is a means of overlooking, resolving and forgiving ones errors, mistakes, or sins, which could have led to punishment, now we see that it is of importance value to seek for God’s mercy in our daily life and every actions we lay our hands on.
When Jesus Christ was on the earth, according to the Holy Scriptures, healing the sick, raising the dead, among other things are some of His miracles and these are being done to man, irrespective of the situation we found ourselves, which makes us to be in that position before the mercy of God came forward unto us. Indeed, the mercy of God is what we deserve and we keep on seeking for it, because without it, we won’t have known were we would have been by now. Glory to His name!
How can we keep on having God’s mercy in our life? These are important reasons to know because most of things happening today, even in our lives, are as a result of not knowing the way to the Father (God) which has been making many people lost their chance of getting His mercy in our life. The book of John 14:6, makes it clear that “Jesus is the way, the truth and the life: no man comes unto the Father, but by Him”, but when you keep on dominating in the the world activities, how then can one seek for God’s mercy in our life?
*Do We Know What Being Merciful is All About?*
If we know what being merciful is all about and indeed we know that God is the only one who has the power of being merciful to mankind at hand, then we need to know that it is time for us to retrace our ways from being used to the world and make it a means to change our ways towards Jesus Christ, the saviour. To be merciful is not of man, but it is of God, no man is merciful in his bidding, neither is the world.
*Are We Walking On The Path of Mercy?*
How are you living your daily life, are you walking on the path of God’s direction for man, are you also being merciful unto others (Luke 6:36). These are questions we need to ask ourselves to determine whether we are walking on the path of God’s mercy, as He is
merciful and also full of mercy, this King David can testify too, even Apostle Paul, and the Israelites in the wilderness, we too can be beneficiary of His mercy likewise despite our forthcoming, but we need to walk in the path of having God’s mercy.
The book of James 1:13 reminds us that mercy rejoices against judgment, so for us to fear not at the judgment Seat of Christ, we need to show mercy unto our fellow man, but if we withhold it, then we will surely face the same at the Judgment Seat of Christ.
God can also made us know that the power to exercise mercy over wrath is with Him, just as Prophet Habakkuk prayed in Habakkuk 3:2, irrespective of our doings as earlier mentioned, our Father still had the power to overlook it and forgive us, but that doesn’t give us the chance to keep on being dicey of our ways towards God.
‘Yanju Uwala is a writer, can be reached via samsonadeyanjuuwala@gmail.com
