” IT IS GOD THAT SHOWETH MERCY ”
Dearly beloved, for a while now , I have been praying to God for a turn around on some major issues, for which He encouraged me that ” the race is not for the swift, neither the battle for the strong”. This is an indication that all things are really possible with him no matter how bad the situation may appear. I therefore want to in turn encourage those of you who are at cross roads, in despair as a result of seemingly hopeless situations, in one form of bondage or the other, etc that Christ is alive. Indeed, because He lives, you can face tomorrow. We are victorious, and will overcome every difficulty and bondage, we see ourselves in.
There is nothing like relying on the Almighty for help and sustenance. For the psalmist says Psalm 121:1-2 KJV
[1] I will lift up mine eyes unto the hills, from whence cometh my help. [2] My help cometh from the Lord , which made heaven and earth.
One of the reasons why we need to depend absolutely on God, is because every man’s lot is determined by Him.
Proverbs 29:26 KJV
[26] Many seek the ruler’s favour; but every man’s judgment cometh from the Lord .
God is God in spite of all things. Only His counsel shall always stand. Man may boast and threaten to do this or that to you, but that is only to the extent that God allows.
Proverbs 19:21 KJV
[21] There are many devices in a man’s heart; nevertheless the counsel of the Lord , that shall stand.
Speaking about Esau and Jacob, the scriptures say, Jacob have I loved, but Esau have I hated. This is to say that He will have mercy on whom he will have mercy, and compassion on whom He will have compassion.
Romans 9:12-16 KJV
[12] It was said unto her, The elder shall serve the younger. [13] As it is written, Jacob have I loved, but Esau have I hated. [14] What shall we say then? Is there unrighteousness with God? God forbid. [15] For he saith to Moses, I will have mercy on whom I will have mercy, and I will have compassion on whom I will have compassion. [16] So then it is n
ot of him that willeth, nor of him that runneth, but of God that sheweth mercy.
The need for God’s grace and favour cannot be overemphasised. It is commonly said that one day of favour is greater than a hundred years of labour. God can make you gain divine speed over lost grounds and overtake those who have since been ahead of you.
Paul was the least of the Apostles, yet he was the most effective of them all. What could have been the reason for this, other than the grace of God. He covered tremendous grounds to catch up and overtake those Apostles who were before him.
Ecclesiastes 9:11 KJV
[11] I returned, and saw under the sun, that the race is not to the swift, nor the battle to the strong, neither yet bread to the wise, nor yet riches to men of understanding, nor yet favour to men of skill; but time and chance happeneth to them all.
Beloved of God, no matter what the situation might be with you, God is God and still in charge. The God that took David from being a shepherd boy to King of Israel is still the same God.
2 Samuel 7:8 KJV
[8] Now therefore so shalt thou say unto my servant David, Thus saith the Lord of hosts, I took thee from the sheepcote, from following the sheep, to be ruler over my people, over Israel:
He is the same yesterday, today and forever. ( Hebrews 13:8 ). The same God took Joseph from prisoner to prime minister in a foreign land of Egypt. This was impossible naturally speaking. He sought out Moses from the back side of the desert while tending his father in law’s flock and made him a leader of the Israelites.
No matter how much grounds you have lost, or by how much you have been left behind by your mates, God will restore all that the enemy has taken from you. You will gain divine speed and cover seemingly lost grounds and at the end you you will be victorious and testify. Only rely on His grace and mercy which is all you need.
Give God first place in your life as your Lord and personally saviour and you will see a
difference.
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