FAITH CAPSULE: God is true to His word, live by His word.
Psalm 103
Two things that is certain to do and attain the mercy of God are:
1.The mercy of God is obtainable according to what one sows
An adage states it is how one lays a bed that one will lie on it.
As in an adage, so it is a wise saying that states, “Whatever a man sows is what a man will reap.”
For example, although bananas and plantains look alike, replacing a banana with a plantain will not happen, regardless of how similar they appear.
Without doubt, what one prepares for will be the result of what becomes for one prepared for.
What are you sowing?
Understand and know that one will reap what is sown.
Hosea 10:12 buttresses the word of God, “Sow for yourselves righteousness; reap in mercy.”
In your ways of life, be merciful to experience the mercy of God.
Matthew 5:7 records, “Blessed are the merciful, for they shall obtain mercy.”
Is God not a good God?
Without a doubt, God made a way for one to reap what is sown.
Evidently, one who knows that the mercy of God matters will know not to live a life of waste and will understand to strive for the mercy of God.
2. The mercy of God is obtainable when one fears God.
Let the fear of God be your way of life.
Ecclesiastes 12:13 informs all, “Let us hear the conclusion of the whole matter: Fear God and keep His commandments, for this is man’s all.”
The fear of God in the life of one is set to gain the attention of God for the attainment of the mercy of God.
Psalm 33:18 mentions, “Behold, the eye of the Lord is on those who fear Him, on those who hope in His mercy.”
Fear God and have for the mercy of God.
God alone sees the heart of all.
Do you fear God by mouth or by your heart?
A heart that is not mindful of God cannot have fear of God.
Psalm 103:17 records for learning,“But the mercy of the LORD is from everlasting to everlasting on those who fear Him…”
Luke 1:50, “And His mercy is on those who fear Him from generation to generation.”
To fear God will undoubtedly gain the mercy of God.
One with the fear of God loves God, living by His word.
The word of God is proven, is truth, and does not return to Him void.
Psalm 103:11 encourages, “Behold, the eye of the Lord is on those who fear Him, on those who hope in His mercy.”
Psalm 147:11 “The Lord takes pleasure in those who fear Him, in those who hope in His mercy.”
With understanding, know to fear God so His mercy will reign and rule your life.
Do you fear God?
Give yourself to the word of God, live life with the fear of God, and experience His mercy.
Prayer for today: Pray for the fear of God to become established in your life.