THE MERCY OF GOD

“Therefore, behold, I will allure her, Will bring her into the wilderness, And speak comfort to her. ²³ Then I will sow her for Myself in the earth, And I will have mercy on her who had not obtained mercy; Then I will say to those who were not My people, ‘You are My people!’ And they shall say, ‘You are my God!’” Hosea ‬2‬:14‬, 23‬‬‬‬‬‬‬‬‬‬‬‬‬‬‬‬‬‬‬‬‬‬

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May the MERCY of YAHWEH prove true for you and your family in JESUS’ Name. Amen.

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Oh FIRE, HOLY GHOST FIRE, burn everywhere oh! Oh FIRE, HOLY GHOST FIRE burn!

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Where do I start? Just saying the words strung together makes me want to cry, "HOLY SPIRIT, rip me open like the morning sacrifice on the Brazen Altar, that the aroma of my life may smell sweet to YOU in JESUS’ Name. Amen."

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I encourage everyone to read all of Hosea 2. The Scriptures above are only parts of the bigger picture. 

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Definition of mercy: Mercy is the compassion or forgiveness shown toward someone whom it is within one's power to punish or harm. An additional definition is an event to be grateful for, especially because its occurrence prevents something unpleasant or provides relief from suffering.

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By definition, JESUS CHRIST is the MERCY of YAHWEH expressed to us. MERCY is the PERSON of JESUS CHRIST.

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It would be easy to quote John 3:16-17 and be good. But there is more to the MERCY of GOD, who is JESUS CHRIST.

I love the Old Testament because it shows us physical examples of what is happening in the spirit realm. Hosea 2 shows the state of my life.

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My ancestors were enemies of GOD. They worshiped pagan gods. Then they became muslims. Salvation made its way to me in boarding school. There was nothing in my bloodline that says I should be here. I was not the seed of Abraham; I had no right to claim the CHRIST.

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But MERCY.

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MERCY that was purchased in GOD’s BLOOD paid for me to be here – for me to stop being an enemy of GOD, and to become a recipient of HIS LOVE, rather than HIS hate.

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“You shall not make for yourself a carved image—any likeness of anything that is in heaven above, or that is in the earth beneath, or that is in the water under the earth; you shall not bow down to them nor serve them. For I, the Lord your God, am a jealous God, visiting the iniquity of the fathers upon the children to the third and fourth generations of those who hate Me,” Exodus ‬20‬:4‬-5‬‬‬‬‬‬‬‬‬

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I qualified to be hated by GOD ALMIGHTY.

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Yet MERCY allured me into the wilderness (Hosea 2). HIS LOVE was so practical that HE allowed me to go through the hard seasons so that I might turn to HIM for solutions. 

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When I was looking for a solution in JESUS, HE was looking for a lover in me.

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That’s the definition of MERCY. MERCY did that. MERCY made me a passionate lover of GOD when I should have been hated.

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What does MERCY mean to you? Or is it just a word?