March 9, 2020 CAC Living Water Devotional :- POWER OF MERCY
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CHRIST APOSTOLIC CHURCH
THE LIVING WATER {Jan ~ June, 2020}
DAILY DEVOTIONAL GUIDE
Monday, March 9, 2020
TOPIC: POWER OF MERCY
Read: Hosea 1:10-11
[10]Yet the number of the children of Israel shall be as the sand of the sea, which cannot be measured nor numbered; and it shall come to pass, that in the place where it was said unto them, Ye are not my people, there it shall be said unto them, Ye are the sons of the living God.[11]Then shall the children of Judah and the children of Israel be gathered together, and appoint themselves one head, and they shall come up out of the land: for great shall be the day of Jezreel.
MEMORISE: And the Lord passed before him and proclaimed, “The Lord, the Lord God, merciful and gracious, longsuffering and abounding in goodness and truth” (Exodus 34:6)
EXPOSITION
Mercy is defined as kind or forgiving treatment of someone who could be treated harshly; kindness given to people who are in a very bad or desperate situation. Though all have sinned and come short of the glory of God (Rom. 3:23), and as such, are due for death (Rom. 6:23), it is in the prerogative of God to either treat us as we deserve, or as His mercy requires. God says, ‘I will be gracious to whom I will be gracious, and I will have compassion on whom I will have compassion’ (Exo. 33:19b). Though the northern Israel was a deplorable sinful state, and so, due for God’s wrath, yet He would only disperse them for a while, and bring them back to Himself, now and in the future. God’s love will not allow Him abandon His people forever. He will gather them from all the corners of the earth. Though God’s people might be scattered, oppressed and forsaken for a while, He has designed programmes to bring them back.
Children of God must never lose heart or lose hope in difficult situations. Jesus told His disciples, ‘These things I have spoken to you, that in Me you may have peace. In the world you will have tribulation; but be of good cheer, I have overcome the world’ (Jn. 16:33). Though enslaved, imprisoned, and oppressed today, either by your spouse, boss, leaders and government, your Father’s mercy remain unquestionable in your life. Peter felt he was alone and wanted to turn back from the Way, but God’s mercy brought him back to the fold and re-commissioned him (Jn. 21:15-17). Only listen as He calls, turn over a new leaf and follow Him all the way. Like the prodigal son was welcomed, God’s mercy is saying, “Welcome again!”
PRAYER POINTS
1. Lord, show me mercy, once again!
2. O Lord, by Your mercy, bring back our children and youths who have followed the devil in trying to make both ends meet.
3. Father, deliver all who are in the captivity of the evil ones, all over the world.
EXTRA READING FOR TODAY: Numbers 21 – 22 & John 2
Author: C.A.C WORLDWIDE
Remain blessed!