FAITH CAPSULE: What a man sow is what a man will reap

Proverbs 14

–Mercy of God is attainable when we trust God and cry out to Him
The Psalmist declared, “But I have trusted in Your mercy; My heart shall rejoice in Your salvation” (Psalm 13:5). Trusting God to meet our need is a way of living by God’s word, looking up to God. Looking up to God is keeping eyes on Him. God will have His mercy on ones that look up to Him. The Psalmist buttressed, “Behold, as the eyes of servants look to the hand of their masters, As the eyes of a maid to the hand of her mistress, so our eyes look to the LORD our God until He has mercy on us” (Psalm 123:2).
Looking up to God with the voice of cry can be a way of gaining mercy from God. Word testified, “And they lifted up their voices and said, “Jesus, Master, have mercy on us!” (Luke 17:13) God is merciful.
-Mercy is attainable when we ask God for forgiveness
Every time we sin and ask God for forgiveness, it is God’s mercy that we receive in return. It is written, “For You, Lord, are good, and ready to forgive, and abundant in mercy to all those who call upon You” (Psalm 86:5). Among character of God is mercy. Calling on God to ask for forgiveness of sin will provoke forgiveness of sin by merciful of God. Just like other pages of the Bible, Proverbs 28:13 testified, “He who covers his sins will not prosper, but whoever confesses and forsake them will have mercy” (Proverbs 28:13). Seek diligently to attain God’s mercy by confessing your sin.
-Mercy is attainable when we do good.
Anyone that devises evil will get evil in return while he that does good gets good in return. Once, Haman devised evil against the Jews, but Esther’s response to Mordecai’s guidance led Esther to receive privilege before King which denied Haman’s evil devise. Bible recorded, “Now Esther spoke again to the king, fell down at his feet, and implored him with tears to counteract the evil of Haman the Agagite, and the scheme which he had devised against the Jews.” (Esther 8:3) Esther devised good, and mercy answered on behalf of all her people (Jews). The Word of God in Proverbs, which states, “…but mercy and truth belong to those who devise good. (Proverbs 14:22) is true.
Mercy is obtainable according to what is sown.
A wise saying states that what a man sow is what a man will reap
Indeed, as close as banana and plantain look alike, one cannot sow banana and reap plantain. What a man sow is what a man will reap. Hosea 10:12 buttressed the word of God, “Sow for yourselves righteousness; reap in mercy.”
Before God, with no exception, a man will always be responsible for his or her giving and taking in every area of life.

Prayer for today: Ask God to enable you seeking Him for lining life in obtaining His mercy.