Embrace the Mercy of God
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Intro and Tension
Intro and Tension
Mum out of town | 14 or 15 | Open house Party | Mum’s friend found out | Mum rang | fear | “I love you, but you do some silly things” |
Wonder = Who scared to pick up phone to God? Repent, come into presence - because of fear, shame, guilt - or His Wrath?
Beautiful Scripture - Habakkuk - Prayer of repentenace - Calling revival
O Lord, I have heard the report of you, and your work, O Lord, do I fear. In the midst of the years revive it; in the midst of the years make it known; in wrath remember mercy.
Title: Embrace the Mercy of God
*prayer*
(Series Embrace)
What God wants for us today = Embrace Mercy of God
However, to experience Mercy = Need to understand Wrath of God.
*Don’t Run*
All through Scripture = See = Wrath, Mercy - Side by Side - Problem occurs when swing too far one way.
“You’re all sinners and you’re going to hell”
“God’s Mercy is for everyone, he accepts everything”
Both true - We Sinners - not all going to Hell | God’s Mercy for everyone, although he does not accept everything.
Look at Wrath and Mercy side by side.
O Lord, I have heard the report of you, and your work, O Lord, do I fear. In the midst of the years revive it; in the midst of the years make it known; in wrath remember mercy.
Hebrew = Wrath & Mercy = Side by side.
What Is Habakkuk saying = God’s Wrath is coming.
For the wrath of God is revealed from heaven against all ungodliness and unrighteousness of men, who by their unrighteousness suppress the truth.
Define Wrath: A Settled and Swelling Judgement of God.
Against Sin and consequence of Sin | Holy God = Wave is coming.
What started this? We did = For their to be wave, a tsunami - First Earthquake.
Earthquake = Our Sin/rebellion against Holy God - Tsunami = reaction - irradicate all Sin, for All time.
illustration - Picture this
Settled in mind of Holy God.
Swelling right toward all Sinfullness.
You might say; “I don’t want God of Wrath” - disagree = we want Wrath.
**Illustration = Dirty Water = Under the coming wrath of God**
God’s wrath is right, measured, Just and adequate response to Sin against HOLY GOD.
Justice; We get what we deserve.
but in Justice, there is Mercy.
What’ Mercy?
Mercy: When you don’t get what you do deserve.
Let’s dive into Mercy.
Passage from Lamentations = Jeremiah - Right before This - People Suck, I feel broken, Been used, abused - done.
But this I call to mind, and therefore I have hope:
The steadfast love of the Lord never ceases; his mercies never come to an end; they are new every morning; great is your faithfulness.
His Mercies never come to an End; NEW every Morning.
We have Wrath of God = Coming aginst Sin and all Consequences | However we read here of mercy of God that NEVER ceases.
Which one is it?
Both.
God is both Just and Merciful = Only one.
The Lord is good to those who wait for him, to the soul who seeks him.
Mercy = You don’t get what you deserve.
How reconcile this? Turn to Ephesians, and have a look - Where this collides.
And you were dead in the trespasses and sins in which you once walked, following the course of this world, following the prince of the power of the air, the spirit that is now at work in the sons of disobedience— among whom we all once lived in the passions of our flesh, carrying out the desires of the body and the mind, and were by nature children of wrath, like the rest of mankind.
Then if we go down a couple of Chapters it says;
Ephesians 5:6
Let no one deceive you with empty words, for because of these things the wrath of God comes upon the sons of disobedience.
Therefore do not become partners with them;
Other words | Don’t let anyone distract you from this attribute of God | Going to make Eternity Happen | How does Heaven happen? Because God dealt with Sin
This reality | word of God reminding us it’s coming | Coming on life of every person that wants to do it “Thier way” | Their definition of Good, truth.
There is settled, swelling wrath coming = However, RIGHT NEXT TO THIS;
Something else happening
But God, being rich in mercy, because of the great love with which he loved us, even when we were dead in our trespasses, made us alive together with Christ—by grace you have been saved—
Right next to Wrath = Mercy.
And it is MERCY that gives us a GIFT.
Grace = When you get what you don’t deserve
His Mercy - takes away what we deserve (Wrath) and His Grace gives us something we don’t deserve = Salvation.
God will never forget Mercy in your story | Prayer hababukuk ; in Wrath = Remember Mercy.
In Wrath = EMBRACE MERCY.
Gets better;
and raised us up with him and seated us with him in the heavenly places in Christ Jesus, so that in the coming ages he might show the immeasurable riches of his grace in kindness toward us in Christ Jesus.
Alive together in Christ - how is this possible?
It’s all because of Jesus.
For our sake he made him to be sin who knew no sin, so that in him we might become the righteousness of God.
(Pour out pure water, into a cup).
God Hates Sin | Instead of Destroying you | He made His Son to become Sin | And Killed His Son to save you
Not only save = To give you the Holy Spirit to destroy your sin | While continueing to sanctify you.
the righteousness of God through faith in Jesus Christ for all who believe. For there is no distinction: for all have sinned and fall short of the glory of God, and are justified by his grace as a gift, through the redemption that is in Christ Jesus,
Justice: Get what you deserve
Mercy: You don’t get what you deserve
Grace: You get what you don’t deserve
We don’t deserve Salvation, but we get it through Faith in Jesus because God loves you.
Even sin you do have | When wrath comes, will be destoyed without destroying you | Because you sit on MERCY SEAT = Blood of Jesus.
A Settled and swelling wave of Wrath is coming;
Let me show you.
Pretty intense | Countdown | Move dirty cup for new cup |
Now from the sixth hour there was darkness over all the land until the ninth hour. And about the ninth hour Jesus cried out with a loud voice, saying, “Eli, Eli, lema sabachthani?” that is, “My God, my God, why have you forsaken me?”
When Jesus had received the sour wine, he said, “It is finished,” and he bowed his head and gave up his spirit.
And that, is the Cross | God’s wrath poured out on Jesus to provide MERCY | For HIS GLORY
What do we do?
Embrace all of God
Some of us - Word starts Gen 3, ends Rev 20.
However, starts all GOOD, ends = GARDEN OF LIFE + Jesus RETURN.
Then the angel showed me the river of the water of life, bright as crystal, flowing from the throne of God and of the Lamb through the middle of the street of the city; also, on either side of the river, the tree of life with its twelve kinds of fruit, yielding its fruit each month. The leaves of the tree were for the healing of the nations.
Started in Relationship = Ends in Relationship
2. Walk in Love
Therefore, having put away falsehood, let each one of you speak the truth with his neighbor, for we are members one of another.
Let all bitterness and wrath and anger and clamor and slander be put away from you, along with all malice. Be kind to one another, tenderhearted, forgiving one another, as God in Christ forgave you.
In either words, be a house of Love.
3. Be a house of Mercy
Romans 12:19–20 (ESV)
Beloved, never avenge yourselves, but leave it to the wrath of God, for it is written, “Vengeance is mine, I will repay, says the Lord.” To the contrary, “if your enemy is hungry, feed him; if he is thirsty, give him something to drink…
In other words - Show Mercy
Close and Inspo
Close and Inspo
Why should we be full of Mercy? Because WE have recieved the MOST Mercy.
We should be most merciful = Jesus is knocking at door = Come as you are.
Come with Pain, Brokeness, Sinfulness, Insecurities, Disfunctions, Porn Addicitons etc.
Come to Jesus - Come quickly.
I have recieved Mercy - I want you to have Mercy.
That doesn’t mean we won’t give you Truth.
Make room for Mercy in your heart.
Embrace God | Embrace His Mercy |
Let God’s wrath irradicate Sin, Let Mercy cover you.
**prayer**
*Song intro*