Happy New Month, family. Welcome to the month of April which is the month of Divine Mercy
by prophecy. We thank God for how far He has bought us. Most specifically, we thank God for
His faithfulness and kindness that has kept us to this moment.
What is Mercy? According to Dictionary.com, “mercy is an act of kindness, compassion, or
favor”. Hence, having divine mercy is synonymous to enjoying supernatural kindness,
compassion and favor. Every one of us, whether we choose to acknowledge it or not, have
experienced the supernatural mercies of God. Every one of us have even had needs to ask for
divine mercy.
Lamentation 3:22-23 makes it crystal clear that it is only by the mercies of God and his compassion
that we made it this far. It is interesting that the Bible assures us that the mercy never fails. Is
anybody else grateful for mercy? Because I am. Thank God for His mercies. I even thank God
more for His mercies when God said in Exodus 33:19(KJV) that He will be gracious to whom He
will be gracious, and will shew mercy on whom He will shew mercy. Romans 9:16 says “So, then
it is not of him that willeth, nor of him that runneth but of God that sheweth mercy.”
You must understand that God chose to be merciful unto us. It is not by our strength or intent but
by God’s choice. Does that not make you feel special? God made a personal decision to be merciful
unto you. The Bible further says that the mercies of God are new every morning. Simply saying,
every day, you and I have a new kind of favor, compassion and kindness to enjoy from God. It
means daily we get breakthroughs, answers, miracles and blessings that are beyond our human
capacity. We could not have pulled it through even if we wanted to. God did it. Hallelujah!!!
Another meaning of mercy is “compassion or forgiveness shown toward someone whom it is
within one’s power to punish or harm”. This meaning is deep. It means that God shows
forgiveness to someone that can be punished without any stress. This makes me wonder how many
times we have personally done something offensive towards God and man and though, He has the
power to punish us, still forgive us. That is mercy!!! It means we are not deserving of being
discharged and acquitted but His mercy wipes the slate clean and makes us innocent again to enjoy
even more mercy. In some many places in the Scriptures, we are informed of how God’s mercies
endure forever, how He is plenteous and rich in mercy.
How to Enjoy the Mercy of God
1. Be merciful. Matthew 5:7
2. Ask for mercy. Psalm 6:2, Psalm 57:1, Psalm 51:1
3. Keep His commandment. Deut. 5:10
4. Fear and reverence God. Luke 1:50
It is dangerous to lack God’s mercy. Hosea 2:4 says “And I will not have mercy upon her children;
for they be the children of whoredoms”. Doing contrary things can cause the lack of God’s mercy.
Romans 9:17 says that even though Pharoah did not honor God, he was used as a scapegoat to
glorify God. We do not want to be victims like Pharoah. Stay in line with God’s will. I pray that
as we continue in the month of April and the entire year, God’s mercy will keep you and speak for
you in Jesus name. Amen. Have a wonderful month full of divine mercies