My God delights in Mercy!

Have you given thanks to God today for His mercy!  He delights in mercy and His mercy is new every morning!  Micah 7:18  Who is a God like unto thee, that pardoneth iniquity, and passeth by the transgression of the remnant of his heritage? he retaineth not his anger for ever, because he delighteth in mercy.

Why should we thank Him for His mercy?

HE IS GOOD – There is none good, but God

HE IS THE GOD OF gods – There is only One True God

Isa 44:6  Thus saith the LORD the King of Israel, and his redeemer the LORD of hosts; I am the first, and I am the last; and beside me there is no God. 

HE IS THE LORD OF lords

Rev 19:16  On his robe and his thigh he has a name written: KING OF KINGS AND LORD OF LORDS

HIS MERCY ENDURES FOREVER

Psalm 136:1  O give thanks unto the LORD; for he is good: for his mercy endureth for ever.

HE IS THE GREAT CREATOR

  • He made the heavens in His wisdom
  • He stretched out the earth above the waters
  • He made great light, the sun and the moon and the stars

Nehemiah 9:6  Thou, even thou, art LORD alone; thou hast made heaven, the heaven of heavens, with all their host, the earth, and all things that are therein, the seas, and all that is therein, and thou preservest them all; and the host of heaven worshippeth thee. 

HE IS THE DELIVERER

He delivered Israel from Egypt by

  • smiting the firstborn
  • dividing the Red Sea so Israel cold pass through the midst of it on dry land
  • by overthrowing Pharaoh and all his host in the Red sea

Psalm 18:2  The LORD is my rock, and my fortress, and my deliverer; my God, my strength, in whom I will trust; my buckler, and the horn of my salvation, and my high tower.

HE IS OUR LEADER

  • He can lead through the wilderness
  • He is the ruler of rulers and can smite any King that He desires
  • He can give us the land of our enemy

Pro 8:20-21  I lead in the way of righteousness, in the midst of the paths of judgment: 
That I may cause those that love me to inherit substance; and I will fill their treasures. 

HE REMEMBERS US IN OUR LOW ESTATE

  • He redeems us from our enemies
  • He provides our needs even in the midst of hard times

Psalm 40:17  But I am poor and needy; yet the Lord thinketh upon me: thou art my help and my deliverer; make no tarrying, O my God. 

O give thanks unto the God of heaven: for His mercy endureth for ever.

When I dwell on the mercies of God I am overwhelmed with all that He has done for me.  He redeemed by soul and brought me out of the miry clay.  He put my feet on a firm foundation, a foundation that no other man can lay.  That is the foundation of Jesus Christ, the one who only can redeem us from our sins. Praise God!  He continues His mercies day by day in the things you read in Psalm 136 and in so many other ways.  It is of His mercies that we are not consumed.  It is God’s mercy that He cares and he is patient and loving and kind and waiting with open arms for a wayward child to return to Him or another sheep to hear the call of the Shepherd and come into the fold.  The fact that God delights in being merciful to me is cause to rejoice!  Have you thanked Him today? 

 

Psalm 136 – God’s Mercy: His Steadfast Love Endures Forever- GIVE HIM THANKS

Psa 136:1  O give thanks unto the LORD; for he is good: for his mercy endureth for ever.
Psa 136:2  O give thanks unto the God of gods: for his mercy endureth for ever.
Psa 136:3  O give thanks to the Lord of lords: for his mercy endureth for ever.
Psa 136:4  To him who alone doeth great wonders: for his mercy endureth for ever.
Psa 136:5  To him that by wisdom made the heavens: for his mercy endureth for ever.
Psa 136:6  To him that stretched out the earth above the waters: for his mercy endureth for ever.
Psa 136:7  To him that made great lights: for his mercy endureth for ever:
Psa 136:8  The sun to rule by day: for his mercy endureth for ever:
Psa 136:9  The moon and stars to rule by night: for his mercy endureth for ever.
Psa 136:10  To him that smote Egypt in their firstborn: for his mercy endureth for ever:
Psa 136:11  And brought out Israel from among them: for his mercy endureth for ever:
Psa 136:12  With a strong hand, and with a stretched out arm: for his mercy endureth for ever.
Psa 136:13  To him which divided the Red sea into parts: for his mercy endureth for ever:
Psa 136:14  And made Israel to pass through the midst of it: for his mercy endureth for ever:
Psa 136:15  But overthrew Pharaoh and his host in the Red sea: for his mercy endureth for ever.
Psa 136:16  To him which led his people through the wilderness: for his mercy endureth for ever.
Psa 136:17  To him which smote great kings: for his mercy endureth for ever:
Psa 136:18  And slew famous kings: for his mercy endureth for ever:
Psa 136:19  Sihon king of the Amorites: for his mercy endureth for ever:
Psa 136:20  And Og the king of Bashan: for his mercy endureth for ever:
Psa 136:21  And gave their land for an heritage: for his mercy endureth for ever:
Psa 136:22  Even an heritage unto Israel his servant: for his mercy endureth for ever.
Psa 136:23  Who remembered us in our low estate: for his mercy endureth for ever:
Psa 136:24  And hath redeemed us from our enemies: for his mercy endureth for ever.
Psa 136:25  Who giveth food to all flesh: for his mercy endureth for ever.
Psa 136:26  O give thanks unto the God of heaven: for his mercy endureth for ever.