The mercy of God, by Pastor Wole Oladiyun

1. JOSEPH WAS ELEVATED BY GOD’S MERCY

• Gen. 39 v 21

“But the LORD was with Joseph, and shewed him mercy, and gave him favour in the sight of the keeper of the prison.”

2. GOD’S MERCY CAN REVIVE YOU
   • Psalm 6 v 2

“Have mercy upon me, O LORD; for I am weak: O LORD, heal me; for my bones are vexed.”

3. GOD’S MERCY TERMINATES DESOLATION AND AFFLICTIONS
   • Psalm 25 v 16

“Turn thee unto me, and have mercy upon me; for I am desolate and afflicted.”

4. GOD ANSWERS US WITH HIS MERCY
   • Psalm 27 v 7

“Hear, O LORD, when I cry with my voice: have mercy also upon me, and answer me.”

5. GOD SAVES/SECURES US WITH HIS MERCY
   • Psalm 109 v 26

“Help me, O LORD my God: O save me according to thy mercy”

6. GOD CUTS OFF OUR ENEMIES AND DESTROYS OUR ADVERSARIES WITH HIS MERCY

• Psalm 143 v 12

“And of thy mercy cut off mine enemies, and destroy all them that afflict my soul: for I am thy servant.”

7. GOD ESTABLISHES US BY HIS MERCY
   • Isa. 16 v 5

“And in mercy shall the throne be established: and he shall sit upon it in truth in the tabernacle of David, judging, and seeking judgment, and hasting righteousness.”

8. GOD HELPS US OUT WITH HIS MERCY
   • Psalm 30 v 10

“Hear, O LORD, and have mercy upon me: LORD, be thou my helper.”

9. GODWILLNOTTURNAWAYOUR PRAYERS AND MERCY AWAY FROM US
   • Psalm 66 v 20

“Blessed be God, which hath not turned away my prayer, nor his mercy from me.”

10. GOD’S GOODNESS AND MERCY WILL PERPETUALLY FOLLOW US
    • Psalm 23 v 6

“Surely goodness and mercy shall follow me all the days of my life: and I will dwell in the house of the LORD forever.”

11. GOD’S MERCY IS TRANSGENERATIONAL
    • Luke 1 v 50

“And his mercy is on them that fear him from generation to generation.”

12. GOD’S MERCY CAN RESTORE AFTER WE GOOFED
    • Hosea 13 v 9

“O Israel, thou hast destroyed thyself; but in me is thine help.”

13. GOD IS MERCIFUL TO US AS WE TRUST IN HIM
    • Psalm 57 v 1

“Be merciful unto me, O God, be merciful unto me: for my soul trusteth in thee: yea, in the shadow of thy wings will I make my refuge, until these calamities be overpast.”

14. GOD SHOWS US MERCY NO MATTER OUR POSITION
    • Rom. 9 v 14 – 18
    • “What shall we say then? Is there unrighteousness with God? God ”
    • “For he saith to Moses, I will have mercy on whom I will have mercy, and I will have compassion on whom I will have ”
    • “So then it is not of him that willeth, nor of him that runneth, but of God that sheweth mercy.”
    • “For the scripture saith unto Pharaoh, Even for this same purpose have I raised thee up, that I might shew my power in thee, and that my name might be declared throughout all the ”
    • “Therefore hath he mercy on whom he will have mercy, and whom he will he ”
15. WE CAN OBTAIN GOD’S MERCY AS WE COME BOLDLY UNTO THE THRONE OF GRACE
    • Heb. 4 v 14 – 16
    • “Seeing then that we have a great high priest, that is passed into the heavens, Jesus the Son of God, let us hold fast our ”

• “For we have not a high priest which cannot be touched with the feeling of our infirmities, but was in all points tempted like as we are, yet without ”
• “Let us, therefore, come boldly unto the throne of grace, that we may obtain mercy, and find grace to help in time of ”

16. GOD IS SUPER RICH IN MERCY
    • Eph. 2 v 4

“But God, who is rich in mercy, for his great love wherewith he loved us”

17. GOD’S MERCY ENDURES FOREVER
    • 1 Cor. 16 v 41

“And with them Heman and Jeduthun, and the rest that were chosen, who were expressed by name, to give thanks to the LORD, because his mercy endureth for ever”

18. GOD WILL NOT FORSAKE US BY HIS MERCY
    • Neh. 9 v 19

“Yet thou in thy manifold mercies forsookest them not in the wilderness: the pillar of the cloud departed not from them by day, to lead them in the way; neither the pillar of fire by night, to shew them light, and the way wherein they should go.”

19. YOU ARE GOD’S CHOICE FOR MERCY & COMPASSION

• Rom. 9 v 14 – 18
• “What shall we say then? Is there unrighteousness with God? God ”
• “For he saith to Moses, I will have mercy on whom I will have mercy, and I will have compassion on whom I will have ”
• “So then it is not of him that willeth, nor of him that runneth, but of God that sheweth mercy.”
• “For the scripture saith unto Pharaoh, Even for this same purpose have I raised thee up, that I might shew my power in thee, and that my name might be declared throughout all the ”
• “Therefore hath he mercy on whom he will have mercy, and whom he will he ”

20. MERCY TRIUMPHS OVER JUDGEMENT
    • James 2 v 13 (NKJV)

“For judgment is without mercy to the one who has shown no mercy. Mercy triumphs over judgment.”

21. MERCY WILL PRESERVE YOU UNTIL CALAMITIES ARE OVER
    • Psalm 57 v 1 – 3
    • “Be merciful unto me, O God, be merciful unto me: for my soul trusteth in thee: yea, in the shadow of thy wings will I make my refuge, until these calamities be ”
    • “I will cry unto God most high; unto God that performeth all things for ”
    • “He shall send from heaven, and save me from the reproach of him that would swallow me Selah. God shall send forth his mercy and his truth.”
22. A PRAYER OF MERCY PRECEDES A PRAYER OF DESPERATION

• Mark 10 v 46 – 48
  • “And they came to Jericho: and as he went out of Jericho with his disciples and a great number of people, blind Bartimaeus, the son of Timaeus, sat by the highway side ”
  • “And when he heard that it was Jesus of Nazareth, he began to cry out, and say, Jesus, thou Son of David, have mercy on me.”
  • “And many charged him that he should hold his peace: but he cried the more a great deal, Thou Son of David, have mercy on me.”

23. YOU NEED THE GREAT MERCY OF GOD
    • 2 Chronicles 1 v 8

“And Solomon said unto God, Thou hast shewed great mercy unto David my father, and hast made me to reign in his stead.” (KJV)

“Solomon answered, “You were extravagantly generous with David my father, and now you have made me king in his place.” (MSG)

24. THE FEAR OF GOD PROVOKES MERCY
    • Psalms 103 v 11

“For as the heaven is high above the earth, so great is his mercy toward them that fear him.”

25. GOD SHOWS YOU MERCY WHEN YOU EXALT HIM
    • Isaiah 30 v 18

“And therefore will the LORD wait, that he may be gracious unto you, and therefore will he be exalted, that he may have mercy upon you: for the LORD is a God of judgment: blessed are all they that wait for him.”

26. GOD SHOWS YOU MERCY WHEN YOU RETURN UNTO HIM
    • 2 Chronicles 30 v 9b

“For if ye turn again unto the LORD, your brethren and your children shall find compassion before them that lead them captive, so that they shall come again into this land: for the LORD your God is gracious and merciful, and will not turn away his face from you, if ye return unto him.”

27. GOD WILL NOT WITHDRAW HIS TENDER MERCIES FROM YOU
    • Psalms 40 v 11

“Withhold not thou thy tender mercies from me, O LORD: let thy lovingkindness and thy truth continually preserve me.”

28. YOU RECEIVE MERCY AS YOU CONFESS AND FORSAKE YOUR SINS
    • Proverbs 28 v 13

“He that covereth his sins shall not prosper: but whoso confesseth and forsaketh them shall have mercy.”

29. YOU RECEIVE MERCY AS YOU SHOW MERCY
    • Matthew 5 v 7

“Blessed are the merciful: for they shall obtain mercy.”

30. YOU ARE NOT CONSUMED BY THE LORD’S MERCIES
    • Lamentation 3 v 22 – 33
    • “This I recall to my mind, therefore have I ”
    • “It is of the LORD’S mercies that we are not consumed, because his compassions fail not.”
    • “They are new every morning: great is thy ”
    • “The LORD is my portion, saith my soul; therefore will I hope in
    • “The LORD is good unto them that wait for him, to the soul that seeketh ”
    • “It is good that a man should both hope and quietly wait for the salvation of the ”
    • “It is good for a man that he bear the yoke in his youth.”

• “He sitteth alone and keepeth silence, because he hath borne it upon ”
• “He putteth his mouth in the dust; if so be there may be ”
• “He giveth his cheek to him that smiteth him: he is filled full with ”
• “For the Lord will not cast off for ever:”
• “But though he cause grief, yet will he have compassion according to the multitude of his mercies.”
• “For he doth not afflict willingly nor grieve the children of ”

31. GOD ABOUNDS IN MERCY

• Psalm 86 v 5

“For thou, Lord, art good, and ready to forgive; and plenteous in mercy unto all them that call upon thee.”

32. GOD’S MERCY ENDURES FOREVER

• 1 Chronicles 16 v 34

“O give thanks unto the LORD; for he is good; for his mercy endureth for ever.”

33. GOD IS GREAT IN MERCY

• 1 Peter 1 v 3

“Blessed be the God and Father of our Lord Jesus Christ, which according to his abundant mercy hath begotten us again unto a lively hope by the resurrection of Jesus Christ from the dead”

34. TO THE LORD OUR GOD BELONGS MERCY & FORGIVENESS

• Daniel 9 v 9

“To the Lord our God belong mercies and forgivenesses, though we have rebelled against him;”

35. THE MERCY OF GOD IS CEASELESS

• Lamentation 3 v 22

“It is of the LORD’S mercies that we are not consumed, because his compassions fail not.”

36. THE MERCY OF GOD IS ALL OVER ALL THAT HE HAS MADE

• Psalms 145 v 9

                 “The LORD is good to all: and his tender mercies are over all his works.” 

37. GOD WILL HAVE MERCY ON YOU

• Psalm 51 v 1

“Have mercy upon me, O God, according to thy lovingkindness: according unto the multitude of thy tender mercies blot out my transgressions.”

38. WITH THE LORD, THERE IS MERCY

• Psalm 130 v 7

“Let Israel hope in the LORD: for with the LORD there is mercy, and with him is plenteous redemption.”

39. GOD’S MERCY ENDURE’S FOREVER

• Psalms 107 v 1

“O give thanks unto the LORD, for he is good: for his mercy endureth for ever.”

40. WE MUST SHOW MERCY LIKE GOD

• Luke 6 v 36

            “Be ye therefore merciful, as your Father also is merciful.”

Pastor Wole Oladiyun is the Senior Pastor of the Christ Livingspring Apostolic Ministry (CLAM), OMole, Lagos (www.clamgo.org). Visit www.prayerparliament.com for more messages and prayer bulletins.