"To Timothy, my beloved son: Grace, mercy, and peace from God the Father and Christ Jesus our Lord." 2 Timothy 1:2

Like God's grace, His mercy has no end; His mercies are new every morning!
"It is of the Lord's mercies that we are not consumed, because His compassions fail not. They are new every morning: great is Thy  faithfulness." Lamentations 3:22-23

In our Fellowship we often sing:
"Great is Thy faithfulness, great is Thy faithfulness, Morning by morning new mercies I see.
All I have needed Thy hands have provided, Great is Thy faithfulness, Lord, unto me."

In Vine's Expository Dictionary Of Old and New Testament Words:
The Greek word for mercy is eleos and "is the outward manifestation of pity; it assumes need on the part of him who receives it, and resources adequate to meet the need on the part of him who shows it. It is used of God, who is rich in mercy and who has provided salvation for all men..."

Vine brings out an interesting point concerning mercy; "wherever the words mercy and peace are found together they occur in that order, except in Galatians 6:16. Mercy is the act of God, peace is the resulting experience in the heart of man."

Vine brings out another interesting point; "In the order of the manifestation of God's purposes of salvation grace must go before mercy...
only the forgiven may be blessed...From this it follows that in each of the apostolic salutation where these words occur, grace precedes mercy."

Thus; Grace is God's attitude toward the lost; mercy is His response to the need and peace is the result in men's heart.

Mercy --
Is eternal:
"But the mercy of the Lord is from everlasting to everlasting On those who fear Him, And His righteousness to children's children." Psalm 103:17

Is boundless:
"For Your mercy is great above the heavens, And Your truth reaches to the clouds." Psalm 108:4

It encourages penitence:
"So rend your heart, and not your garments; Return to the Lord your God, For He is gracious and merciful, Slow to anger, and of great kindness." Joel 2:13

It forgives sin:
"Who is a God like You,
Pardoning iniquity
And passing over the transgression of the remnant of His heritage?
He does not retain His anger forever,
Because He delights in mercy." Micah 7:18

It makes salvation possible:
"Not by works of righteousness which we have done, but according to His mercy He saved us, through the washing of regeneration and renewing of the Holy Spirit." Titus 3:5

As recipients of God's mercy, we are commanded to exercise mercy:
"Let not mercy and truth forsake you;
Bind them around your neck,
Write them on the tablet of your heart." Proverbs 3:3

"The merciful man does good for his own soul, But he who is cruel troubles his own flesh." Proverbs 11:17

"He has shown you, O man, what is good;
And what does the Lord require of you
But to do justly,
To love mercy,
And to walk humbly with your God." Micah 6:8

And of course we all know Matthew 5:7 from Jesus' Sermon on the Mount, "Blessed are the merciful, For they shall obtain mercy."

I close with this admonition of our Lord Jesus Christ, "Therefore be merciful, just as your Father also is merciful." Luke 6:36

We thank You Lord God for Your great mercies that cover us moment by moment each day. How precious to know that they are new every morning because of Your faithfulness. There is no shadow of turning in You Father and how grateful to know that our lives are safe in You hands! Be glorified Lord in these lives that belong to You.  Amen