GOD'S MERCY

October 21

But thou, O Lord, art a God full of compassion, and gracious, longsuffering, and plenteous in mercy and truth.—PSALM 86:15

God’s Mercy

In F. F. Bosworth’s book Christ the Healer, he brings out the following point:

“The psalmist David understood healing to be a universal privilege. In Psalm 86:5, he said, ‘For thou, Lord, art good, and ready to forgive; and plenteous in mercy unto all them that call upon thee.’”

In his book, Bosworth has a chapter called “The Lord’s Compassion” that goes into detail about this and brings out this point: “Throughout the Scriptures, when the sick came for

healing, they asked for mercy. You see, God’s mercy covers man

physically as well as spiritually.”

Again and again, we read in the four Gospels that Jesus had compassion on the sick (see Matthew 9:36; 14:14; Mark 6:34; and Luke 7:13). The same Greek word for “compassion” is also

translated “mercy.” Blind Bartimaeus, who sat by the wayside begging and crying, said, “Jesus of Nazareth, have mercy on me.” And Jesus stopped

and asked him what he wanted. He said, “That I might receive my sight.” Jesus had mercy on him and healed him. (See Mark Chapter 10.)

When you read through the four Gospels, every time it says,

“Jesus had compassion,” it means He had mercy. Therefore, Jesus, according to the Old Testament promise, showed that He was plenteous in mercy by healing not some, but all who came to Him!

Confession:

God is good, ready to forgive, and plenteous in mercy. He is compassionate and gracious to me, healing all my sicknesses and diseases.