FAITH CAPSULE: Mercy of God is what encases His favor and grace.

Genesis 39
 
Without any doubt, love should take a place in the life of a believer as a guiding spirit for a Christian’s life. Being merciful should be a way of taking a stand against evil. However, with genuine love there should also be a resistance of evil by challenging the wrongs directed against other people. God alone is merciful and that is why God spoke to Moses,” I will have mercy, on whomever I will have mercy, and I will have compassion on whomever I will have compassion.” (Romans 9:15) All the power, glory, honor, praise, and worship belong unto God alone. In the mercy of God there is favor and grace that constantly locate any man that He chooses to give it to. In the story of Joseph’s life, it was demonstrated how he moved from dream into dread before becoming a deliverer of his people. In the same story of Joseph, it was clearly stated more than once how the mercy of God injected favor. It was recorded in Genesis 39:21, “But the LORD was with Joseph and showed him mercy, and gave him favor in the sight of the keeper of the prison.” Joseph was living in line of the kingdom rules. He knew to flee evil as a result; the mercy of God in which favor is encased located Joseph.
As the merciful favor of God was discharged unto Joseph so it was discharged unto Lot. Lot struggled and attempted not to leave Sodom and Gomorrah behind in following the angel’s prescription of salvation. Lot later testified in Genesis 19:19, “Indeed now, your servant has found favor in your sight, and you have increased your mercy which you have shown me by saving my life; but I cannot escape to the mountains, lest some evil overtake me and I die.” Mercy of God is what encases His favor and grace. Noah, in the goodness and mercy of God, found grace when it was declared in Genesis 6:8, “But Noah found grace in the eyes of the LORD.” Ask God that whatever causes man not to abide in His infinite mercy will not locate you all the days of your life. God’s mercy can be perceived as a transporting vehicle for grace and favor of God that locates man. The Lord will have mercy.
God does not and will not punish us according to our iniquities (Psalm 103:10) Often times, we punish ourselves when we do not polish or furnish ourselves with the living word of God that came to give all to us abundantly. He alone is exceedingly and abundantly merciful. Position yourself into receiving His mercy.

Prayer for today: Ask God for the grace to be consistently merciful all the days of your life.