Gloria Copeland — The Mercy Ministry Of Jesus Part 3

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Gloria Copeland

The mercy of God is not weak. It was the motivating
force behind the plan of redemption that brought Jesus to
the earth. In the mind of God, mercy was the revelation
that developed the plan. It was God’s design to extend
His goodwill toward man. Because of mercy, the division
between man and God was eternally broken.

When Mary and Joseph were in Bethlehem the night
of Jesus’ birth, angels came and appeared to the shepherds
in the field and proclaimed the glory of God: “Glory to
God in the highest, and on earth peace, good will toward
men” (Luke 2:14). We have interpreted that to mean
goodwill among men. But the Apostle Paul and the
Apostle Peter both said that Jesus came preaching
peace, not among men, but between God and man.
God was proclaiming, “Goodwill to men from God.”

God sent Jesus as a mercy sacrifice to the world. He
acted in compassion when He sent Jesus to the cross. Jesus
was not the one needing mercy from God. It was you and
me. Nevertheless, the Savior came to this world offering
His comfort: “Come unto me, all ye that…are heavy laden,
and I will give you rest” (Matthew 11:28). And He left this
world promising to pray and intercede for us that we might
receive the Comforter.

Jesus bore the shame of the cross for the joy of knowing
that we would be able to be reborn in the power and the
image of Almighty God and receive the Comforter—the
Holy Spirit. He knew we could then manifest the same
mercy and comfort on the earth as He had done. “Verily,
verily, I say unto you, He that believeth on me, the works
that I do shall he do also; and greater works than these
shall he do; because I go unto my Father” (John 14:12).

Compassion, mercy and comfort directed all the works
of Jesus’ ministry. If mercy and compassion were over all
the works of God, then it was over all the works of Jesus
because Jesus said, “The Son can do nothing of himself,
but what he seeth the Father do” (John 5:19). Matthew
9:36 says, “But when he (Jesus) saw the multitudes, he was
moved with compassion on them, because they fainted,
and were scattered abroad, as sheep having no shepherd.”

Notice what it says: “He had compassion on them.”
The word, compassion means “an inner yearning deep in
your bowels [or innermost being].” It is not just a feeling. It
is talking about being led by the Holy Ghost as described
in Romans 8:26. He is compassion. There it says that the
Holy Spirit will move within us with groanings which
cannot be uttered.

Gloria Copeland

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