Psalm 102:3-5:
3 For my days are consumed like smoke, and my bones are burned like a hearth. 4 My heart is stricken and withered like grass, so that I forget to eat my bread. 5 Because of the sound of my groaning my bones cling to my skin.
Then verses Psalms 102:13-17 suddenly brings succor and comfort:
13 You will arise and have mercy on Zion; for the time to favor her, yes, the set time, has come. 14 For Your servants take pleasure in her stones, and show favor to her dust. 15 So the nations shall fear the name of the LORD, and all the kings of the earth Your glory. 16 For the LORD shall build up Zion; He shall appear in His glory.
17 He shall regard the prayer of the destitute, and shall not despise their prayer.
The Bible is full of timely interventions in the lives of God's people.
Brethren, the Bible says in
Psalms 30:5 For his anger endureth but a moment; in his favour is life: weeping may endure for a night, but joy cometh in the morning.
The mercies of the Lord will always overcome the judgement of the enemy.
Psalms 102:13 says Thou shalt arise, and have mercy upon Zion: for the time to favour her, yea, the set time, is come.
1. Now what is MERCY? Mercy simply talks about forgiveness, it talks about forgetting all wrong doings.
Bible says in Romans 9:15 For he saith to Moses, I will have mercy on whom I will have mercy, and I will have compassion on whom I will have compassion.
Our God is a merciful God for as long as we dont continue in sin hoping that grace will abound.
Romans 8:1 says There is therefore now no condemnation to them which are in Christ Jesus, who walk not after the flesh, but after the Spirit.
2. What is Favour?
Favour talks about being treated preferentially above all others, irrespective of circumstances and situations.
When the set time of a child of God comes, nothing can stop him or her. The Bible is full of so many examples:
In Genesis 41:14-44 when Joseph Set Time came, he was hurriedly brought out of prison and promoted above all people of the nation.
In 1 Samuel 1:19 when Hannah Set Time Came the Lord gave her an anointed son, Samuel.
In 2 Kings 4:1-7 when the widow of the Sons of the Prophets came, an everlasting wealth was created for her by divine direction and obedience.
In 2 Kings 4:8-17 when the Shunamite Woman Set Time Came the Lord gave her a son even when all hope seemed lost.
In 2 Samuel 9:7-13 when Mephiboshet Set time came, he was remembered, sought after and given a life time provision. Paul says in Phillippians. 4:19 My God will supply all my needs according to his riches in glory by Christ Jesus.
In Esther 2:1-18 when Esther set time came, a slave automatically became a queen in a land where she was carried captive.
In John 5:5-9 when the man at the pool of Bethsaida set time came, every protocol was broken to bring his healing and deliverance.
In Mark 10:46-52 when Blind Bathemeaus set time came, begging orchestrated by sickness and blindness, came to instant end.
In Exodus 3:17 when the children of Israel set time came, captivity of 430 years did not just end, but there was a restoration of all that they labored for in Egypt. Joel 2:25 says the Lord will restore.
In Luke chapter 5 when Peters set time came, it came with tremendous breakthrough.
In Matthew 9:20-22 when the woman with the issue of Blood who was already devastated and impoverished, set time came, continual flow and smelling of twelve years ceased
When Modeccai set time came in Esther 6:4-13, it came with upliftment, liberation, promotion, for him and humiliation and death for his enemy Hamman. David said in Psalm 23:5 that God prepares a table before me in the presence of mine enemies: thou anointest my head with oil; my cup runneth over.
When Saul set time came in Acts 26 from Verse 15, it came with Salvation, a new heart and baptism.
Are you here today, you want to be born again, it is your set time, God can use you mightily as He used Saul when He made him Paul irrespective of.your past. Jesus says anyone that thirst should come. Yes, Jesus is calling you to come to Him and thirst no more. Hear our heavenly father Jesus in
John 6:35
I am the bread of life: he that cometh to me shall never hunger; and he that believeth on me shall never thirst.
Give your life to Jesus and enjoy a divine turn around in your life today!
