God's Mercy Unto Israel

God’s Mercy Unto Israel.

II Kings 13:22-23, 25 NKJV

[22] And Hazael king of Syria oppressed Israel all the days of Jehoahaz. [23] But the Lord was gracious to them, had compassion on them, and regarded them, because of His covenant with Abraham, Isaac, and Jacob, and would not yet destroy them or cast them from His presence.

[25] And Jehoash the son of Jehoahaz recaptured from the hand of Ben-Hadad, the son of Hazael, the cities which he had taken out of the hand of Jehoahaz his father by war. Three times Joash defeated him and recaptured the cities of Israel.

We have a cultural practice in my region. If a person offends you, but is able to run behind an elderly or respectable person, it is expected that the influence of that person should mitigate your anger. That means the person who offended you may not receive any or some part of the punishment anymore. Now I understand it to be an act of mercy. Maybe we learnt it from God. 

   Israel did nothing special , but God yearned for them because of the covering of others. He did it because of the covenants he had with their fsthers, Abraham, Isaac and Jacob. Those covenants triggered God's mercies and preseved them from destruction. Your prayers are not wasted on your children, biological or spiritual. Someday, they will speak.

   So God enabled them to recover the cities the enemy stole from them. And Jehoash defeated the enemy three times, according to the prophecy of Elisha. Today, God's mercies can also speak for you. This mercy is,  " God's compassion, kindness, and pity towards people. It is an extension of God's love, and is often expressed through forgiveness and withholding punishment". It is for mercy that Jesus came. May that mercy speak for you today, in Jesus Name.