“…but of God that sheweth mercy.”

 

So then it is not of him that willeth, nor of him that runneth, but of God that sheweth mercy.

Rom. 9: 16

There is infinite comfort and assurance in trusting in God’s mercies, for His mercies are infinite (Ps. 103:11).

We find rest.

Lord, let me begin my day in the rest of faith – faith in your mercy; and, end my day with the rest of faith.

New mercies sustain us morning by morning (Lam. 3:22-23).

As we give thanks for His new mercies, we are satisfied and refreshed in a new way.

We may safely trust God for mercy.

…I have trusted in thy mercy; my heart shall rejoice in thy salvation. Psalm 13: 5

Help me, Lord, to learn this anew today and each new day. Amen.

  

Your mercies, O Father of mercies and God of all comfort! I come for your mercy.

Your mercies are sure for me when I ask humbly.

May your mercies come to me this morning.

Your mercies are new every morning.

May I not depend on my willing, O Lord, but depend on your grace to help me to will.

I come to do your will, O my God. May your mercies sustain me.  

May I not depend on my running, O Lord, but depend on your grace to help me to run in your footsteps. 

I praise you for your mercy, Lord. I thank you for your mercy.  I rejoice in your mercy.

Amen.

“…the Father of mercies, and the God of all comfort…”

 

Blessed be God, even the Father of our Lord Jesus Christ, the Father of mercies, and the God of all comfort;

Who comforteth us in all our tribulation, that we may be able to comfort them which are in any trouble, by the comfort wherewith we ourselves are comforted of God.

For as the sufferings of Christ abound in us, so our consolation also aboundeth by Christ.

2 Cor. 1:3-5

In this passage we read that the Father comforts. In John 14 the Holy Spirit is called the Comforter.  In Isaiah 61 we read that Jesus came to comfort those who mourn. Lord God, I give thanks.

“Blessed are they that mourn, for they shall be comforted,” Matt. 5:4. The blessing is: The comforts of the Lord draw us into close fellowship with Him. God has “oil of joy” – anointing – for our mourning (Isa. 61:3). Offering our sorrows to God – possibly the best offering we can make when we are hurting – draws us into close fellowship with Him, and brings anointing upon our lives. Jesus Christ [Christ = “the anointed”] was “a Man of sorrows and acquainted with grief,” Isa. 53:3.

“as the sufferings of Christ abound in us” – we suffer for Christ’s sake in doing God’s will: serving others sacrificially, enduring afflictions patiently, denying our own will in temptations and trials.

[Note: This is the first day of the last quarter of 2014; let us give thanks and trust the Lord.]

 You are the “God of all comfort” for all situations. Father, I bless you for your comforts that are streaming forth towards me unceasingly as light from the sun. I need your comforts always, O Father of mercies and God of all comfort. I bless you for the Comforter — the Holy Spirit.   I trust you for grace so I may comfort someone. Send me to someone who is hurting, Lord. O Father of mercies, may I be found merciful.

I come to you, Lord Jesus: may the Father’s comforts come to me through you. Remembering the sufferings of Christ, I humbly offer to you my light afflictions.

“our consolation also aboundeth by Christ” – Lord, I bless you for your goodness. Lord, I rejoice in your consolations.  Amen.