Sudden Visitation Of Mercy

SUDDEN VISITATION OF MERCY

By Rev. Samuel Arimoro

Main Text: Luke 1:68-69

Supporting Texts: Psalm 102:13, Romans 9:15-16, Isaiah 60:10, John 5:1-9, Lamentations 3:22-23

INTRODUCTION:

Divine mercy is the expression of God’s love that moves Him to help, heal, and rescue us when we least deserve it. Mercy is not earned—it is received. In Luke 1:68–69, Zechariah declared by the Spirit that God had “visited and redeemed His people.” This was a sudden divine move rooted in mercy.

There are times when God steps into human situations unannounced—not because of our perfection, but because of His covenant mercy. Mercy is what stops the hand of judgment and releases grace. When mercy visits, impossibilities dissolve, delays are broken, and divine help comes speedily.

Sudden visitation of mercy is a divine interruption of human helplessness. It brings hope to the hopeless, peace to the troubled, and healing to the broken. May this be your season of divine mercy and sudden visitation!

1. MERCY INTERRUPTS LONGSTANDING AFFLICTIONS

God’s mercy breaks cycles of prolonged pain and suffering.

a) Mercy Recognises Our Helplessness (Romans 9:15-16)

God chooses to show mercy to whom He wills, beyond human effort.

b) Mercy Shortens the Season of Delay (John 5:1-9)

The man by the pool of Bethesda had waited 38 years until mercy found him.

c) Mercy Is Not Deserved but Granted (Lamentations 3:22-23)

It is by the Lord’s mercy that we are not consumed.

d) Mercy Restores Lost Years (Joel 2:25)

God can collapse time and bring sudden restoration.

Biblical Example: The widow of Nain received a sudden visitation of mercy when Jesus raised her son (Luke 7:11-15).

2. MERCY IS A DIVINE SIGNAL FOR RESTORATION

When mercy visits, it reverses what was damaged or stolen.

a) Mercy Rebuilds Ruins (Isaiah 60:10)

Even strangers will rebuild your walls when mercy is at work.

b) Mercy Lifts from Shame to Honour (Zechariah 3:3-4)

The high priest was clothed with filthy garments, but mercy gave him a clean robe.

c) Mercy Grants What Effort Cannot Achieve (Ecclesiastes 9:11)

It’s not to the swift nor to the strong—but to those favoured by God’s mercy.

d) Mercy Changes Identity (Ruth 2:10-13)

Ruth moved from being a foreigner to becoming part of the lineage of Christ.

Biblical Example: Blind Bartimaeus received sight when he cried for mercy (Mark 10:46-52).

3. MERCY RELEASES DIVINE REMEMBRANCE

God’s mercy causes Him to remember His promises and people.

a) Mercy Activates Covenant Fulfilment (Luke 1:72-73)

God remembered His holy covenant through the arrival of Jesus.

b) Mercy Opens Closed Chapters (Genesis 30:22)

God remembered Rachel and opened her womb.

c) Mercy Answers Forgotten Prayers (Acts 10:1-4)

Cornelius’ prayers and alms came up as a memorial before God.

d) Mercy Comes Suddenly but Never Late (Psalm 102:13)

There is an appointed time for mercy—and it will not delay.

Biblical Example: Noah was remembered by God, and the flood began to recede (Genesis 8:1).

CONCLUSION:

When mercy visits, destiny changes. There are divine moments when God overrides protocols, timing, and human processes to extend mercy to those who call upon Him. Mercy is your answer when nothing else works. It is heaven’s response to earth’s groaning.

If you are in a season of pain, delay, or disappointment, cry out for mercy. The same God who visited Zechariah and Elizabeth, who remembered Noah, and who healed Bartimaeus, will visit you. And when He does, your testimony will be undeniable.

PRAYER POINTS:

1. Lord, let Your mercy visit my life and turn my story around.

2. Father, by Your mercy, remember every forgotten promise in my life.

3. Let mercy interrupt every long-standing affliction in my family.

4. Lord, I receive sudden restoration by Your unfailing mercy.

5. Father, let Your mercy exempt me from every form of judgement.