![]() ![]() ![]() Thus, God is tenderly affected toward Himself as the highest good, and constantly wills Himself to be most blessed, glorious and happy! Most often, however, Scripture speaks of the mercy of God that He shows to His people who are in the midst of sin, misery, and woe. ![]() God is the Father of mercy and is rich in mercy toward Himself. If we review the occurrences of this word in the bible, we see, first, that mercy is an attribute of God within Himself without regard to the creature. Amazingly the prophet sings a song that extols the mercy of God even as he sits amongst the ashes of the holy city! Here, as elsewhere in Scripture, divine mercy stands closely related to God's pity, compassion, tenderness, and lovingkindness. Jeremiah and a few other elderly people have been left behind. The time or setting in which Jeremiah penned the words of this passage is immediately after the destruction of Jerusalem by Nebuchadnezzar and his powerful army. they arenew every morning: great is Thy faithfulness." Lamentations 3:21-22 "It is of the Lord's mercies that we are not consumed, because His compassion fails not. ![]()
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