"The fountain of your pleasure is found in the sacrifice of my shattered heart before you. You will not despise my tenderness as I bow down humbly at your feet." - Psalms 51:17 TPT
God doesn't show mercy to a heart full of pride, He always shows mercy to a contrite, surrendered heart. That is why, in the book of Luke 18:40, when the blind man was crying out, "Son of David, have mercy on me"... Jesus was demanded by the systems of divine integrity to stand and pay attention. There were masses around Him, the clock was ticking, He had a mission to fulfil, but because a contrite heart was crying out to Him, the Jesus had to stop!
In Isaiah chapter 6, after beholding God, the Prophet said, "Who am I for l am undone in your presence, I have unclean lips, surrounded by unclean men, yet my eyes have seen the Lord." His acknowledgement of his inadequacy ushered him into a realm where He could see God and experience His mercy. The Bible says, "it was at the show of mercy that his iniquity was taken away." Every great man and woman are a product of God's mercy. In all fairness, if you'd be honest with yourself, you will never credit the results of your greatness to qualifications or intellect. God's mercies have really qualified you to experience the supernatural.
Deuteronomy 8 warns us that, once you succeed, you might be tempted to say, "my power and exalt the might of your hand." Because often, when the spotlight is on you, it becomes embarrassing to credit the honor to another. There is something about men and our itch and desire to be celebrated.
But God says, "there are men and women that will rise in these end times, you'll look for where the wow factor is in their lives, and you won't find it because it is hidden in the mercy of God invested in their lives at the instance of their brokenness."
Behind their frailties will be the jealousy of the true living God. They'll rise and all you'll trace it back to will not be their qualifications but their brokenness before the Lord. Praying that you all have an amazing month, may God be your guiding light. #graceupongrace #lovedbyGod #staywithGod #lifehopeinspired
