Podcast 45 King David appeals to God for Mercy

Basic Training in Spiritual Warfare

Today we are continuing to focus on the Mercy, The Compassion of the Lord. The Mercy of the Lord is so very vast that we could minister about it for a year and still not do it justice because the mercy of the Lord is woven throughout the Bible from Genesis to Revelation. Thus far we have learned that the Mercy of God and Compassion of God are from the same Hebrew and Greek words. So that when we see the Mercy of God we know it to also be the compassion of God. The Mercy of God is also the lovingkindness, willingness and the forgiveness of God.

We have learned that the Mercy and Compassion of God is a part of God’s character, His nature and His ways. We saw in the New Testament that when Jesus Christ was moved with compassion, He raised the dead, healed the sick, fed the multitude and taught the people.

Remember that The mercy of God is like a two edged sword. It cuts and moves with vengeance on behalf of those who have been done wrong and against those who have done the wrong.

In Podcast 42 which was our last regular podcast, we learned that Jewish boys from an early age build their faith and trust in the Mercy, the Compassion, the lovingkindness, willingness and the forgiveness of God.

Kind David was one who also learned early about the mercy of God. He wrote in the 23rd Psalm v. 6 “ Surely goodness and mercy shall follow me all the days of my life.” King David knew that God’s mercy was activated when forgiveness is needed and when ones fast, repent & humble themselves and when ones turn away from sin and to God.

King David in one particular instance, attempted to touch God and His mercy by praying to him, fasting and by laying on the ground for 7 days after he sinned with Bathsheba, but it did not work because King David had committed an egregious sin and to whom much is given much is also required. Let’s look at this today in 2 Samuel Chapters 11-12

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