HE DELIGHTETH IN MERCY

HE DELIGHTETH IN MERCY

MICAH 7:18-19

Micah 7:18-19 (KJV) 18  Who is a God like unto thee, that pardoneth iniquity, and passeth by the transgression of the remnant of his heritage? he retaineth not his anger for ever, because he delighteth in mercy. 19  He will turn again, he will have compassion upon us; he will subdue our iniquities; and thou wilt cast all their sins into the depths of the sea.

“WHO IS A GOD LIKE UNTO THEE?” ALL OF US COULD ASK THIS QUESTION.

MICAH PAINTS PICTURE AFTER PICTURE OF GOD’S GRACE AND FORGIVENESS

“HE PARDONETH INIQUITY”

“HE PASSETH BY THE TRANSGRESSION”

“HE SUBDUES OUR INIQUITIES”

“HE CAST ALL OUR SINS IN DEPTHS OF SEA”

WITH A GOD LIKE THAT AMONG US NOBODY HERE SHOULD BE LOST.

ANYBODY THAT GOES TO HELL IS A FOOL

THE GOOD THING ABOUT A GOD LIKE THIS IS:

GOD IS APPROACHABLE!

WE ALL KNOW PEOPLE THAT’S NOT VERY APPROACHABLE.

PULICANS—CAME TO JESUS

SINNERS—CAME TO JESUS

LITTLE CHILDREN—GREAT JUDGE OF CHARACTER, CRAWLED INTO HIS LAP

BECAUSE THEY SENSED THE MERCY AND GRACE OF GOD.

“HE PARDONETH INIQUITY”

SHOWS US HIS “ROYAL PEROGATIVE”

QUEEN VICTORIA BECAME QUEEN AT THE AGE OF 18, LORD MELBOURNE BROUGHT HER SOME PAPERS TO SIGN.

ONE NEEDING HER SIGNATURE FOR A MAN TO BE PUT TO DEATH

SHE SAID “DO I HAVE TO DO THIS”

HE SAID “YES, UNLESS YOU WANT TO EXERCISE YOUR ROYAL PEROGATIVE”

QUEEN VICTORIA SAID “WHAT IS THAT”

HE SAID “THE POWER INVESTED IN YOUR THRONE, YOU CAN CHOOSE TO PARDON WHO YOU WILL”

SHE WROTE “PARDON” OVER THE DEATH SENTENCE, SHE WAS ROYAL ENOUGH TO DO IT.

JESUS IS THE ONLY ONE “ROYAL” ENOUGH TO PARDON THE INIQUITIES OF OUR LIVES.

MOM, CANT PARDON

DAD, CANT PARDON

MINISTRY, CANT PARDON

I’M GLAD I DIDN’T GET WHAT I DESERVED!

BECAUSE GOD EXERCISED HIS “ROYAL PEROGATIVE”

HE’S ROYAL ENOUGH

HIS BLOOD IS ROYAL ENOUGH TO COVER EVERY SIN

“HE PASSETH BY OUR TRANSGRESSIONS”

ONLY GOD CAN DO THIS!

HE DOSNT EVEN STOP!

GIVES THE IMPRESSION THAT HE DOSNT EVEN CAST A GLANCE AT THE SIN, INIQUITY

HE DOSNT EXAMINE IT

WHEN HE WALKS BY, SIN NO DOUBT “CRIES OUT”

SIN HAS A VOICE

NO DOUBT THE DEVIL IS WAVING HIS HANDS TRYING TO GET GODS ATTENTION

TO SAY “LOOK WHAT HE DONE”

BUT GOD JUST “PASSETH BY”

BEYOND MY COMPREHENSION WHEN I THINK OF HOW RIGHTEOUS GOD IS.

HE AVOIDS THE THING THAT IS VERY EVIDENT!

TRANSGESSION WAVED IT’S HANDS TO GET HIS ATTENTION

TRANSGRESSION CRIES FOR JUDGMENT

GOD CAN CHOOSE TO PASS BY THE TRANSGRESSION OF HIS HERITAGE

DELIBERATLEY IGNORE THEM

“HE WILL SUBDUE OUR INIQUITES”

ONE WRITTER SAID “HE WILL TRAMPLE UNDER FOOT OUR INIQUITIES”

HE WILL DO AWAY WITH THE EVIDENCE

Colossians 2:14 (KJV) 14  Blotting out the handwriting of ordinances that was against us, which was contrary to us, and took it out of the way, nailing it to his cross;

I’M LOOKING AT PEOPLE THAT CAN WORSHIP GOD FREELY!

BECAUSE HE HAS REMOVED US FROM OUR SIN

TRAMPLED TO POWDER THOSE THINGS IN YOUR PAST.

HE DESTROYED THE EVIDENCE!

REMEMBER WHEN PETER GOT ANGRY AND CUT THE EAR OF MALCUS OFF?

NOT SO MUCH JUST TO “HEAL” MALCUS

PETER STILL MADE MISTAKES

PETER WAS TO PREACH ON PENTECOST

PETER COULDN’T PREACH FROM A ROMAN JAIL

SO JESUS DESTROYED THE EVIDENCE!

I’M HERE TODAY, BECAUSE GOD COVERED UP THE EVIDENCE IN MY LIFE

CAST OUR SINS IN DEPTHS OF SEA

THE AVERAGE HEIGHT OF “LAND ABOVE SEA LEVEL” IS 2,000 FEET.

THE AVERAGE DEPTH OF THE OCEAN IS 14,000 FEET

THE BULK OF DRY GROUND ABOVE SEA LEVEL IS 23 MILLION CUBIT MILES.

THE BULK OF WATER OF THE OCEN IS 323 MILLION CUBIT MILES (14 TIMES MORE)

GOD SAID “I WILL CAST YOUR SIN, INTO THE DEPTS OF THE SEA”

MICHA HAD NO IDEA HOW DEEP THE OCEAN WAS WHEN HE WROTE THIS.

MICHA DIDN’T KNOW YOU COULD:

TAKE MT. EVEREST AND CAST INTO THE DEEPEST PART OF THE SEA

THE HIGHEST POINT OF EVEREST WOULD BE 2 MILES BELOW THE SURFACE OF THE WATER.

GOD HAS A PLACE FOR OUR SIN’S NO MATTER HOW HIGH DEVIL MAY TAKE THEM.

HOW CAN A RIGHTEOUS GOD DO THIS?

HE TELLS US IN VERSE 18

Micah 7:18 (KJV) 18 ….. because he delighteth in mercy.

IF HE DELIGHTED IN JUDGMENT NONE OF US WOULD BE HERE

WE ARE HERE, NOT BECAUSE OF WHAT WE DID, BUT BECAUSE OF WHAT HE’S DONE

NOT BECAUSE WE ARE GOOD, BUT BECAUSE HE IS GOOD.

THE DEVIL WILL ACCUSE YOU

YOUR CONSCIENCE WILL ACCUSE YOU

THE LAW OF GOD WILL TELL YOU WERE SHOULD BE

I’M GLAD THERES SOMETHING MORE POWERFUL THAN THE LAW OF GOD.

THE MERCY OF GOD!

WHEN MERCY COMES, IT’S QUICK AS LIGHTENING

JUDGMENT IS SLOW, STUMBLING LIKE AN OLD MAN WITH CANE, CANT HARDLY WALK.

WE WOULD ALL BE IN HELL TODAY IF JUDGMENT WAS A QUICK AS MERCY!

DON’T MISTAKE THE “SLOWNESS” OF GOD’S JUDGMENT; AS IF HE DOSNT KNOW WHAT YOUR DOING

GOD KNOWS WHERE YOUR AT

GOD KNOWS WHAT YOUR DOING

MERCY IS QUICK IN COMING

MERCY SPEAKS WITH THE TOUNGE OF THE ORATER AND GIVES US HOPE

JUDGMENT IS SLOW

JUDGMENT SPEAKS, STUTTERS

YET PEOPLE PROCRASTINATE AND PUT OFF!

MERCY CALLS “LET ME COME HOME WITH YOU”

MERCY CRIES “LET ME FORGIVE YOUR SIN”

DAY’S TURN TO WEEKS

WEEKS TURN TO MONTHS

MONTHS TURN TO YEARS

FINALLY IN A PERSONS LIFE, JUDGMENT COMES DOWN THE SIDEWALK:

STUMBLING AND FALLING (SLOOOOW)

FINALLY JUDMENT MAKES IT TO FRONT DOOR

JUDGEMENT RINGS THE DOOR BELL

STORY: Bob Franks worked with Bro Jim (LOVED ANYBODY FROM AEP) NEVER BEEN TO CHURCH IN LIFE.

OLD MAN, CANCER HAD FINALLY BROKE HIM DOWN

JUDGEMENT WAS SLOW IN COMING TO HIS HOUSE

AS JUDGEMENT KNOCKED, Bro Jim and Bob’s brother TOLD HIM ABOUT MERCY

MERCY CAME QUICK…..HE GOT SAVED

Psalm 103:8 (KJV)

8 The LORD is merciful and gracious, slow to anger, and plenteous in mercy.

GOD PARDONS SIN BECAUSE HE “DELIGHTS IN MERCY”

HE’S NOT TRYING TO GATHER EVIDENCE AGAINST YOU

COME TO THIS ALTAR, HE WILL TRAMPLE THE EVIDENCE UNDER HIS FEET.

I’VE SEEN PEOPLE GO TO HELL, WHILE MERCY WAS REACHING FOR THEM.

WHAT IS YOUR RESPONSE TO GOD’S MERCY?

GOD WANTS TO EXERCISE HIS ROYAL PEROGATIVE AND PARDON US!