Deuteronomy 4:31
(for the Lord your God is a merciful God), He will not forsake you nor destroy you, nor forget the covenant of your fathers which He swore to them.
Luke 1:50
And His mercy is on those who fear Him From generation to generation.
Mark 10:47
47 And when he heard that it was Jesus of Nazareth, he began to cry out and say, “Jesus, Son of David, have mercy on me!”
The Nature of God’s Mercy
Exodus 34:6
And the Lord passed before him and proclaimed, “The Lord, the Lord God, merciful and gracious, longsuffering, and abounding in goodness and truth,
Ephesians 2:4
But God, who is rich in mercy, because of His great love with which He loved us,
James 2:13
For judgment is without mercy to the one who has shown no mercy. Mercy triumphs over judgment.
John 8:7
So when they continued asking Him, He [a]raised Himself up and said to them, “He who is without sin among you, let him throw a stone at her first.”
The Expression of God’s mercy
Patience: 2 Peter 3:9
The Lord is not slack concerning His promise, as some count slackness, but is longsuffering toward [a]us, not willing that any should perish but that all should come to repentance.
Forgiveness: Psalm 51:1
Have mercy upon me, O God, According to Your lovingkindness; According to the multitude of Your tender mercies, Blot out my transgressions
Deliverance: Nehemiah 9:31
Nevertheless in Your great mercy You did not utterly consume them nor forsake them; For You are God, gracious and merciful.
Provision
How to experience God’s Mercy
Through repentance and confession Proverbs 28:13
He who covers his sins will not prosper, But whoever confesses and forsakes them will have mercy.
Through prayer Hebrews 4:16
Let us therefore come boldly to the throne of grace, that we may obtain mercy and find grace to help in time of need.
Through obedience Psalm 25:10
All the paths of the Lord are mercy and truth, To such as keep His covenant and His testimonies.
Through brokenness Psalm 34:18
The Lord is near to those who have a broken heart, And saves such as have a contrite spirit.
