Mercy

Mercy describes a divine attribute of God’s nature—He is “rich in mercy” (Ephesians 2:4), and His “mercy is great” (2 Samuel 24:14). Mercy is revealed in the actions God takes to relieve suffering and demonstrate His faithfulness and steadfast love. Mercy is such an exceptionally complex concept that several Hebrew and Greek words are used to express the dimensions of its meaning. Synonyms like compassion, loving kindness, favor, and steadfast love often appear in Bible translations to illustrate the idea of mercy. A brief biblical definition of mercy is “the gift of God’s undeserved kindness and compassion.” (Gotquestions.org)

Are not you amazed sometimes that you should have so much as a hope, that, poor and needy as you are, the Lord thinketh of you? But let not all of you feel discouraged. For if our Physician is almighty, our disease cannot be desperate and if He casts none out that come to Him, why should you fear? Our sins are many, but His mercies are more:  our sins are great, but His righteousness is greater: we are weak, but He is power. –John Newton

Verses: 

Lamentations 3:22-23 The faithful love of the Lord never ends! His mercies never cease.
Great is His faithfulness; His mercies begin afresh each morning.

Daniel 9:9 The Lord our God is merciful and forgiving even though we have rebelled against Him.

Luke 6:36 Be merciful, just as your Father is merciful.

Ephesians 2:4-5   But because of His great love for us, God, who is rich in mercy, made us alive with Christ even when we were dead in transgressions—it is by grace you have been saved.
James 3:16-18 For where you have envy and selfish ambition, there you find disorder and every evil practice. But the wisdom that comes from heaven is first of all pure; then peace-loving, considerate, submissive, full of mercy and good fruit, impartial and sincere.  Peacemakers who sow in peace reap a harvest of righteousness.

1 Peter 1:3-4 Praise be to the God and Father of our Lord Jesus Christ! In His great mercy He has given us new birth into a living hope through the resurrection of Jesus Christ from the dead, and into an inheritance that can never perish, spoil or fade. This inheritance is kept in heaven for you,

Micah 6: 8 - He has shown you, O mortal, what is good. And what does the Lord require of you? To ask justly, and to love mercy and to walk humbly with your God.

Quotes: 

God’s mercy and grace give me hope – for myself, and for our world. – Billy Graham

He that demands mercy and shows none ruins the bridge over which he himself is to pass. – Thomas Adams

Nowhere do we imitate God more than in showing mercy. – Albert Barnes

Music:  

His Mercy is More by Matt Boswell

Wonderful, Merciful Savior by Selah

Depth of Mercy Selah

At Calvary by George Beverly Shea

For the love of God Andrew Ripp