Title
DIVINE MERCY 神圣慈悲
Date
03/16/2025
Description
Col 1:26,27: There is a divine mystery—a secret surprise that has been concealed from the world for generations, but now it’s being revealed, unfolded and manifested for every holy believer to experience. Living within you is the Christ who floods you with the expectation of glory! This mystery of Christ, embedded within us, becomes a heavenly treasure chest of hope filled with the riches of glory for his people, and God wants everyone to know it!
歌罗西书 1:26,27: 这道是历世历代一直隐藏的奥秘，现在已经向祂的众圣徒显明了。 上帝要他们知道这奥秘在外族人中有何等丰富的荣耀，这奥秘就是基督在你们里面，使你们有荣耀的盼望。(page1909)
Romans 8:34: Who then is left to condemn us? Certainly not Jesus, the Anointed One! For he gave his life for us, and even more than that, he has conquered death and is now risen, exalted, and enthroned by God at his right hand.
罗马书 8:34: 谁是定罪的那位呢？基督耶稣死了，不过，更重要的是他复活了，并且还坐在上帝的右侧，而且还为我们向上帝祈求。(page 1833)
Luke 12:32: So don’t ever be afraid, dearest friends! Your loving Father joyously gives you his kingdom with all its promises!
路 加 福 音 12:32:“你们这小小的人群，不要害怕。因为，上帝乐意把他的王国赐给你们的。" (page 1687)
Col 2:9: For he (Jesus) is the complete fullness of deity living in human form. And our own completeness is now found in him. We are completely filled with God as Christ’s fullness overflows within us.
歌罗西书 2:9: 因为上帝完全的神性有形有体地蕴藏在基督里 (page 1910)
Col 2:28: Christ is our message! We preach to awaken hearts and bring every person into the full understanding of truth.
歌罗西书 1:28: 我们传扬基督，用各样的智慧劝诫、教导众人，使他们在基督里长大成熟，好把他们带到上帝面前。 (page 1909)
歌罗西书 1:26,27: 这道是历世历代一直隐藏的奥秘，现在已经向祂的众圣徒显明了。 上帝要他们知道这奥秘在外族人中有何等丰富的荣耀，这奥秘就是基督在你们里面，使你们有荣耀的盼望。(page1909)
Romans 8:34: Who then is left to condemn us? Certainly not Jesus, the Anointed One! For he gave his life for us, and even more than that, he has conquered death and is now risen, exalted, and enthroned by God at his right hand.
罗马书 8:34: 谁是定罪的那位呢？基督耶稣死了，不过，更重要的是他复活了，并且还坐在上帝的右侧，而且还为我们向上帝祈求。(page 1833)
Luke 12:32: So don’t ever be afraid, dearest friends! Your loving Father joyously gives you his kingdom with all its promises!
路 加 福 音 12:32:“你们这小小的人群，不要害怕。因为，上帝乐意把他的王国赐给你们的。" (page 1687)
Col 2:9: For he (Jesus) is the complete fullness of deity living in human form. And our own completeness is now found in him. We are completely filled with God as Christ’s fullness overflows within us.
歌罗西书 2:9: 因为上帝完全的神性有形有体地蕴藏在基督里 (page 1910)
Col 2:28: Christ is our message! We preach to awaken hearts and bring every person into the full understanding of truth.
歌罗西书 1:28: 我们传扬基督，用各样的智慧劝诫、教导众人，使他们在基督里长大成熟，好把他们带到上帝面前。 (page 1909)
Creator
Pastor: Mike J Koger
Contributor
Hillside United Methodist Church
3739 US 80
Phenix City AL 36870
United States
3739 US 80
Phenix City AL 36870
United States
Transcription
Divine Mercy
Col 1:24-29
What situations on this planet stir your soul? What changes do you wish you could see?
So many times, the things we see that frustrate us, or the needs we see as unfulfilled, are reflections of our hearts, and our unique Divine calling to fill that need.
Someone is counting on YOU. Are YOU “The ONE?”
? What holds us back from being the One who takes action to serve the Lord and our fellow man? To make a difference. To do the work of the Kingdom?
Unworthiness.
“Don’t let the devil win”
Romans 8:34: "Who then is left to condemn us? Certainly not Jesus, the Anointed One! For he gave his life for us, and even more than that, he has conquered death and is now risen, exalted, and enthroned by God at his right hand."
This verse means that no one can condemn those who are in Christ because Jesus died and took on their condemnation. Jesus' resurrection and position at the right hand of God mean that He intercedes for us.
Jesus (through the cross) has paid the price for our sin.
We need to recognize the Divine Mercy Jesus offers us today.
mercy: compassion or forgiveness shown toward someone whom it is within one's power to punish or harm.
We are called to be conduits of His Mercy
The Mystery – “Christ IN You” allows His Divine Mercy to flow through us in more ways than we can even comprehend.
Are you OPEN to that possibility?
“Blessed are the Merciful…”
“God wants to fill us with His mercy. Humility is the door through which God’s mercy flows into our souls…”
Micah 6:8 “…and to walk humbly with thy God”
“Jesus, I Trust in YOU”
“The virtue of Trust is in many ways an acknowledgement of the reality that God is in control. It is also a belief that God has a plan for our lives and will provide for us in that plan.”
"If you wait until you can do everything for everybody instead of something for somebody, you'll end up not doing anything for anybody."
Luke 12:32: So don’t ever be afraid, dearest friends! Your loving Father joyously gives you his kingdom with all its promises!
GOD is merciful
“His mercy is contagious” – Matthew Kelly
The more I experience His Mercy in MY life, the more it simply has to flow out of me to others. Anything less than that would be total hypocrisy.
Bringing mercy to others
People need it much more than we may realize
William Butler Yeats wrote: “The falcon cannot hear the falconer;
Things fall apart. The centre cannot hold.”
The message is clear: Things fall apart when we cannot hear the voice pf God in our lives. Separated from God, the center of our lives cannot hold, and chaos and confusion take over.
Have you ever been in that place?
Mercy Lam 3:22,23: “His mercies are NEW EVERY MORNING”
We don’t give up on ourselves, because we don’t give up on God.
We don’t give up on GOD because we know HE doesn’t give up on US.
Malachi 3:7: Return to Me, and I will return to you," says the Lord of hosts.
Without God, life loses its structure, purpose, and hope.
The emptiness in your soul cannot be filled by anything but Him. When you invite Him back in, He restores, redeems, and reshapes what was broken.
Let God take His rightful place, and watch Him bring order to the chaos.
Divine Mercy is the intervention our lives need – the whole world needs.
We sing “Trust & Obey” – but are we practicing it?
We are called to trust – and to rest.
Sometimes the hardest thing to do is nothing. For all our accomplishments and success, what we really need is grace and mercy.
Can we take time to just “Be Still and know He is God?”
“It was by sitting alone in the Presence of God in quiet, empty churches that the Lord touched my life deeply. Out of the silence came a profound gratitude.”
“the classroom of silence”
“Jesus, I Trust in YOU”
The old covenant mindset of “DO and receive” must be replaced by the New Covenant Grace of “Believe and Receive.”
This also tells us, there is nothing we can do to “make” God love us.
All that is left is to learn to receive graciously that which we don’t deserve, but can’t live without.
We open our hearts, minds, bodies and souls completely to God and allow Him to work unimpeded in our lives.
Our part is simply to believe and receive all that Jesus has done for us.
That’s how you reign in life over sin, addictions, and whatever the enemy throws at you. That’s how you rise above life’s challenges!
Col 2:9-11: For he (Jesus) is the complete fullness of deity living in human form. And our own completeness is now found in him. We are completely filled with God as Christ’s fullness overflows within us.
He is the Head of every kingdom and authority in the universe! Through our union with him we have experienced circumcision of heart.
All of the guilt and power of sin has been cut away and is now extinct because of what Christ, the Anointed One, has accomplished for us.
Hebrews 10:12, 14: But this Man, after He had offered one sacrifice for sins forever, sat down at the right hand of God . . . For by one offering He has perfected forever those who are being sanctified.
My Thursday morning revelation… (why was I so happy? It wasn’t the coffee)
I “preached myself happy” (refueled) (milk vs. chewing on meat)
KEY: Reset Your Mindset from what YOU have done (or have NOT done) and focus on what JESUS has done for you.
This makes all difference.
It is the difference between being self – or works–centered, and, instead, being Goodness and Mercy centered. God’s Grace
Col 2:28: “Christ is our message! We preach to awaken hearts and bring every person into the full understanding of truth.”
If this truth resonates with you – if this is a life-changing revelation for you as well, it’s time to fully enlist yourself – your heart – your energy – toward sharing this message with others.
(there are so many ways we can do that)
We are called to be conduits of His Mercy
The Mystery – “Christ IN You” allows His Divine Mercy to flow through us in more ways than we can even comprehend.
We receive – and then we become the branches that share Christ – Who is the Vine – with others.
“There is a divine mystery—a secret surprise that has been concealed from the world for generations, but now it’s being revealed, unfolded and manifested for every holy believer to experience. Living within you is the Christ who floods you with the expectation of glory! This mystery of Christ, embedded within us, becomes a heavenly treasure chest of hope filled with the riches of glory for his people, and God wants everyone to know it!”
You cannot give from an empty basket.
We “wait upon the Lord” and our “strength is renewed” (today)
? Does your heart yearn for more today?
Even that simple sense of yearning – that desire for His Presence – is a gift, a grace, a tender mercy.
Lord, I surrender every empty place in my life to You.
Fill me with Your presence, restore what is broken, and realign my heart with Your will.
I choose to return to You, knowing You are faithful to restore.
In Jesus’ name, Amen.
PSALM 23:6: So why would I fear the future? Only goodness and tender love pursue me all the days of my life. Then afterward, when my life is through,
I’ll return to your glorious presence to be forever with you!
Col 1:24-29
What situations on this planet stir your soul? What changes do you wish you could see?
So many times, the things we see that frustrate us, or the needs we see as unfulfilled, are reflections of our hearts, and our unique Divine calling to fill that need.
Someone is counting on YOU. Are YOU “The ONE?”
? What holds us back from being the One who takes action to serve the Lord and our fellow man? To make a difference. To do the work of the Kingdom?
Unworthiness.
“Don’t let the devil win”
Romans 8:34: "Who then is left to condemn us? Certainly not Jesus, the Anointed One! For he gave his life for us, and even more than that, he has conquered death and is now risen, exalted, and enthroned by God at his right hand."
This verse means that no one can condemn those who are in Christ because Jesus died and took on their condemnation. Jesus' resurrection and position at the right hand of God mean that He intercedes for us.
Jesus (through the cross) has paid the price for our sin.
We need to recognize the Divine Mercy Jesus offers us today.
mercy: compassion or forgiveness shown toward someone whom it is within one's power to punish or harm.
We are called to be conduits of His Mercy
The Mystery – “Christ IN You” allows His Divine Mercy to flow through us in more ways than we can even comprehend.
Are you OPEN to that possibility?
“Blessed are the Merciful…”
“God wants to fill us with His mercy. Humility is the door through which God’s mercy flows into our souls…”
Micah 6:8 “…and to walk humbly with thy God”
“Jesus, I Trust in YOU”
“The virtue of Trust is in many ways an acknowledgement of the reality that God is in control. It is also a belief that God has a plan for our lives and will provide for us in that plan.”
"If you wait until you can do everything for everybody instead of something for somebody, you'll end up not doing anything for anybody."
Luke 12:32: So don’t ever be afraid, dearest friends! Your loving Father joyously gives you his kingdom with all its promises!
GOD is merciful
“His mercy is contagious” – Matthew Kelly
The more I experience His Mercy in MY life, the more it simply has to flow out of me to others. Anything less than that would be total hypocrisy.
Bringing mercy to others
People need it much more than we may realize
William Butler Yeats wrote: “The falcon cannot hear the falconer;
Things fall apart. The centre cannot hold.”
The message is clear: Things fall apart when we cannot hear the voice pf God in our lives. Separated from God, the center of our lives cannot hold, and chaos and confusion take over.
Have you ever been in that place?
Mercy Lam 3:22,23: “His mercies are NEW EVERY MORNING”
We don’t give up on ourselves, because we don’t give up on God.
We don’t give up on GOD because we know HE doesn’t give up on US.
Malachi 3:7: Return to Me, and I will return to you," says the Lord of hosts.
Without God, life loses its structure, purpose, and hope.
The emptiness in your soul cannot be filled by anything but Him. When you invite Him back in, He restores, redeems, and reshapes what was broken.
Let God take His rightful place, and watch Him bring order to the chaos.
Divine Mercy is the intervention our lives need – the whole world needs.
We sing “Trust & Obey” – but are we practicing it?
We are called to trust – and to rest.
Sometimes the hardest thing to do is nothing. For all our accomplishments and success, what we really need is grace and mercy.
Can we take time to just “Be Still and know He is God?”
“It was by sitting alone in the Presence of God in quiet, empty churches that the Lord touched my life deeply. Out of the silence came a profound gratitude.”
“the classroom of silence”
“Jesus, I Trust in YOU”
The old covenant mindset of “DO and receive” must be replaced by the New Covenant Grace of “Believe and Receive.”
This also tells us, there is nothing we can do to “make” God love us.
All that is left is to learn to receive graciously that which we don’t deserve, but can’t live without.
We open our hearts, minds, bodies and souls completely to God and allow Him to work unimpeded in our lives.
Our part is simply to believe and receive all that Jesus has done for us.
That’s how you reign in life over sin, addictions, and whatever the enemy throws at you. That’s how you rise above life’s challenges!
Col 2:9-11: For he (Jesus) is the complete fullness of deity living in human form. And our own completeness is now found in him. We are completely filled with God as Christ’s fullness overflows within us.
He is the Head of every kingdom and authority in the universe! Through our union with him we have experienced circumcision of heart.
All of the guilt and power of sin has been cut away and is now extinct because of what Christ, the Anointed One, has accomplished for us.
Hebrews 10:12, 14: But this Man, after He had offered one sacrifice for sins forever, sat down at the right hand of God . . . For by one offering He has perfected forever those who are being sanctified.
My Thursday morning revelation… (why was I so happy? It wasn’t the coffee)
I “preached myself happy” (refueled) (milk vs. chewing on meat)
KEY: Reset Your Mindset from what YOU have done (or have NOT done) and focus on what JESUS has done for you.
This makes all difference.
It is the difference between being self – or works–centered, and, instead, being Goodness and Mercy centered. God’s Grace
Col 2:28: “Christ is our message! We preach to awaken hearts and bring every person into the full understanding of truth.”
If this truth resonates with you – if this is a life-changing revelation for you as well, it’s time to fully enlist yourself – your heart – your energy – toward sharing this message with others.
(there are so many ways we can do that)
We are called to be conduits of His Mercy
The Mystery – “Christ IN You” allows His Divine Mercy to flow through us in more ways than we can even comprehend.
We receive – and then we become the branches that share Christ – Who is the Vine – with others.
“There is a divine mystery—a secret surprise that has been concealed from the world for generations, but now it’s being revealed, unfolded and manifested for every holy believer to experience. Living within you is the Christ who floods you with the expectation of glory! This mystery of Christ, embedded within us, becomes a heavenly treasure chest of hope filled with the riches of glory for his people, and God wants everyone to know it!”
You cannot give from an empty basket.
We “wait upon the Lord” and our “strength is renewed” (today)
? Does your heart yearn for more today?
Even that simple sense of yearning – that desire for His Presence – is a gift, a grace, a tender mercy.
Lord, I surrender every empty place in my life to You.
Fill me with Your presence, restore what is broken, and realign my heart with Your will.
I choose to return to You, knowing You are faithful to restore.
In Jesus’ name, Amen.
PSALM 23:6: So why would I fear the future? Only goodness and tender love pursue me all the days of my life. Then afterward, when my life is through,
I’ll return to your glorious presence to be forever with you!