"For as the heavens are high above the earth, so great are His mercy and loving-kindness toward those who reverently and worshipfully fear Him."
Psalm 103:11

"Blessed be the God and Father of our Lord Jesus Christ, who according to His abundant mercy has begotten us again to a living hope through the resurrection of Jesus Christ..." 1 Peter 1:3

Great and abundant are God's mercies! Because 'God so loved...He gave His only begotten Son...' God's mercy is an aspect of His great love for the world.  Let us see what Scripture tells us about this awesome gift of God to man.  Especially grateful are those who believe; trust in, rely on and cling to Christ Jesus our Lord.

His mercy is eternal:
"But the mercy of the Lord is from everlasting to everlasting on those who fear Him..." Psalm 103:17

"And His mercy is on those who fear Him
From generation to generation." Luke 1:50

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

His mercy prolongs life:
"Through the Lord's mercies we are not consumed, Because His compassions fail not.
They are new every morning..." Lamentations 3:22-23

His mercy encourages repentance:
"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

His mercy 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

"But God, who is rich in mercy, because of His great love with which He loved us, even when we were dead in trespasses, made us alive together with Christ (by grace your have been saved)." Ephesians 2:4-5

His mercy 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

Here are some Scripture verses of mercy for the Believer's life-- Mercy taught in the Beatitudes:
"Blessed are the merciful,
For they shall obtain mercy." Matthews 5:7

Mercy is a gift to be practiced:
Last week we saw in Romans 12:9-19 how Believers were encouraged to conduct themselves, Vs. 6-8 speaks of gifts given to us to use. Vs. 8 says, "...he who shows mercy..." shows it with cheerfulness.

Mercy is obtained in prayer:
"Let us therefore come boldly to the throne of grace, that we may obtain mercy and find grace to help in time of need." Hebrews 4:16

Mercy is the reason of consecration:
"I beseech you therefore, brethren, by the mercies of God, that you present your bodies a living sacrifice, holy, acceptable to God, which is your reasonable service." Romans 12:1

Mercy the reason for hope:
"Keep yourselves in the love of God, looking for the mercy of our Lord Jesus Christ unto eternal life." Jude 21

Though it will take eternity to know the height, the depth and the breadth of God's love, we have God's written word during our sojourn here on earth!
And we know that Scripture is filled with the assurance of God's love, mercy, compassion, forbearance, forgiveness and grace. Therefore, let me encourage each of us to commit to a daily study asking the Holy Spirit to open up the word to us so that we may ever increasingly KNOW Him and His ways.

Thank You Lord for Your loving-kindness and tender mercies that you lavish upon Your own. How awesome that the Creator of the universe 'so loved...He gave His Son' that we might become His beloved children -- and so we are!!
We love and adore You!  Amen