Gloria Copeland — The Mercy Ministry Of Jesus Part 1

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Gloria Copeland

The mercy of God is a celebration of love. In the
Hebrew language, mercy, love and compassion all
come from the same word, so when you say God is
love, you are also saying He is mercy and compassion.
We have had the idea that God is just love. God is
also mercy—the kindness that gives help to the most
undeserving. He is also compassion—the desire to bear
and relieve another’s distress.

The combination of mercy, love and compassion form the
identity of God Himself. Mercy is not a thing and compassion
is not a feeling. Together, they manifest a person. When
these three qualities demonstrated themselves in the Son of
God, they became a powerful force.

In His ministry, Jesus fully expressed the inner
character and nature of His Father each time He acted
in mercy. He gave us a revelation that mercy, love and
compassion are a person.

Consider these three scriptures as the foundation
for studying mercy in Jesus’ ministry: Psalm 145:8-9;
2 Corinthians 1:3; Ephesians 2:4.

Psalm 145:8-9 says: “The Lord is gracious, and full of
compassion; slow to anger, and of great mercy. The
Lord is good to all: and his tender mercies are over all
his works.” The fact that mercy is over all God’s works
is important. Mercy, not wrath and power, motivates
God to act. It covers every work He performs, and it
is the reason He does everything.

The Bible not only proclaims the power of God, but
also gives us a picture—a revelation—of His mercy.

For instance, if you were to compare a father with his
small son, you could easily see which of the two is the
stronger. But the only way to get a picture of the love this
man has for his son is to see him in action, exercising his
power of protection over the child. It is this open display of
mercy that allows us to see this father’s love.

Gloria Copeland

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