July Healing Service was another wonderful time in God’s presence.
God’s word was brought to us by Pst Apele Iyagba. The title of the sermon was “The voice of mercy” (Titus 3:5). God’s servant started off by defining mercy as ‘kindness towards a person, especially an enemy’. He mentioned that while studying, he realized that the word ‘MERCY’ occurs 277 times in the bible, while the word ‘MERCIES’ occurs 44 times.
He said that David is an example of someone in the bible who experienced the mercy of God (2 Samuel 24:14) and proclaimed the mercies of God (Psalm 119:156). He further stated that God shows mercy in multitudes (Nehemiah 9:17; Psalm 51:1)
He also emphasized that God is rich in mercy, thus He has more than enough to give to everyone (Ephesians 2:4); and the mercy of God lasts, there’s no restrain, and it has no limit (Psalm 136).
More so, he stated some ways in which one could be positioned for God’s mercy. They include:
- Having the fear of God, keeping God’s commandments and loving him. (Exodus 20:6; Luke 1:50; Psalm 103:17-18)
- Learning to show mercy to others (Luke 6:35)
- Forgiving and forgetting the wrong doings of others (Matt 18:25-27; Psalm 2:10).
- Confessing and forsaking your sins (Proverbs 28:13; Psalm 51:1).
- Being humble (Luke 18 :10 -14; James 4:6-10)
- Trusting the Lord
In conclusion, he stressed that when mercy is involved in a situation, judgement is laid aside (James 2:13) when the mercy of God is either asked or cried for (Mark 10:46-52).
