Mercy is one of those things that I want freely bestowed upon me, and yet I tend to be pretty stingy with mercy for others. God's Word has wrecked me over the past few weeks as it relates to mercy. The Porter's Gate Worship Project has a haunting ballad that has complimented my study as I worship with their song, "Have Mercy on Me."

As we look intently into the mercy of God, may we better reflect it in our own lives.

On this episode I discuss:

• Taking a B.I.T.E. out of Scripture - this week's Bible Interaction Tool Exercises include:
  
  • Use an outside resource - I used this excerpt from a book by Herman Bavinck
  • Explore a topic
  • Write out Scripture
  • Slow down
  • Make a list
  • Complete a word study
• Being initially inspired by Psalm 18:25-27 that we first discussed on Episode #266
• How I need to see God's mercy and so I need to learn to be merciful
• Bavinck's definition, "The goodness of God, when shown to those in misery, is called mercy."
• A great confession of the Old Testament - Exodus 34:6
• The results of mercy as found in Deuteronomy 4:31
• God's great mercy despite our unfaithfulness - 2 Chronicles 30:9
• Contrasting God's mercy to the ways of men in Psalm 86:15
• Realizing God's mercy is what causes his wondrous works to be remembered as we see in Psalm 111:4 and as discussed on Episode #265
• Contrasting the attitude of men with the mercy of God in 2 Samuel 24:14 and Proverbs 12:10
• Completing a word study on three different words translated as mercy
  • Rachum
  • Channun
  • Checed
• Mercy triumphs over judgement - James 2:13

Additional Resources

• Lyrics and music - Porter's Gate Worship Project
• Story Behind the Porter's Gate Worship Project - YouTube Video

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