"For He says to Moses, " I will have mercy on whomever I will have mercy, and I will have compassion on whomever I will have compassion. So it is not of him that wills, nor of him who runs, but of God who shows mercy"- Romans 9:15-16
This very scripture still gives me chills whenever I read it. Of all the things we wish for in life and pursue in life, none of it is made possible because of us, but simply because God showed us mercy! The timing of this scripture was so perfect! I was in the middle of so many exams and trying my very best to do well on them and God just put me on pause to remind me that none of my efforts really matter at the end of the day. I can study all I want, I can drink all the coffee I want to make sure I stay up late to do more studying, but at the end of the day, God said it is up to HIM to show mercy and compassion on whomever He wills! It is the favor of God that powers all of our efforts and makes them successful, not because we are the smartest nor because we have all the riches in the world! It is His mercy!
I was left in awe of God when He gave me this revelation. I felt humbled and so unworthy of His love but as I was feeling unworthy and asking God "why me", He reminded me again of the same verse where it said "I will have mercy on whomever I will have mercy, and I will have compassion on whomever I will have compassion". He let me know that yes I am unworthy BUT He has chosen to have mercy on me just because! That was His answer, just because! Regardless of what I may think or what anyone else may think of me, ultimately, He alone decided He was going to be merciful and compassionate towards me. How great is our God! I do not believe that it is a coincidence that my last blog post was about God's grace, and then this one is about His mercy! His grace gives us what we do not deserve and His mercy keeps us from getting what we truly deserve. We may labor and study for degrees, strive to excel at our jobs, but what we call success is not a result of our efforts. God just decided to show us mercy because of His abundant love for us. For this reason, I pray that we grow to appreciate God for everything His mercy has allowed us to achieve or become in life. For reasons best known to Him alone, He has chosen us to be the "whomever" in Romans 9:15-16. Our efforts are good, but His mercy is what makes the difference. He is worthy of our adoration!
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T.M.V- Ephesians 2:4-5
"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"
