God's mercy is steadfast and unwavering

Someone asked if God was more merciful now or less. I replied that God's mercy is steadfast. First lets examine what steadfast means. Steadfast is defined as: fixed in direction; steadily directed, firm in purpose, resolution, faith, attachment, firmly established, as an institution or a state of affairs,

firmly fixed in place or position. God's mercy doesn't change. His mercy doesn't depend on how God feels. I think God is being merciful even now. He hates sin and because He is a righteous judge and because of that fact, sin must be punished. The wage of sin is death. Yet, here we are, alive. Jesus dieing on the cross for our sins is not only a display of God's love towards us but also a display of His mercy. So easily could God annihilate the world because of sin and it would be right for Him to do that. Yet His grace and mercy are new everyday. Some may say well if God is so good and merciful why is there death, war, crime, and diseases? The Bible says that Satan kills, steals and destroys. On the other hand, God is the source of life, He gives everything to us and makes things new. 

It was us who allowed sin, death, illness and all the ugliness into this world. It's was man's choice to disobey God and attempt to be like Him. It's the first lie we believed from the devil, the original sin. But God was still merciful. Mankind still exists today despite all our wrong doings. God still sent His only Son to die on behalf of mankind. We have to get a real grasp on this. Let me tell you a story. So lets say one day you are driving and minding your own business. Life for the most part is good. Not perfect, but good. Then out of nowhere, you were involved in a car wreck and you were severally injured. Doctors tell you that you actually died for a moment. The other person involved was driving very intoxicated and impaired, but DIED upon impact. You might say that the driver who was impaired got the sweet part of the deal because they don't have to deal with all those hospital bills and being crippled for the rest of their lives. Where was God's mercy for you who was minding your on business? This is how I see it. Yes, I agree that being now physically impaired due to an accident is not desirable but the fact of the matter is that God kept you alive. He decides when your time is up. He still wants to give you a chance to find salvation in His son, Jesus Christ. I suggest you seek the Lord and don't waste this chance. On the other hand, the other driver, although they died and don't have to deal with the stress and woes of this world, they have it much worse now. They must own up to their sins and if Christ was not their Savior, they are doomed to hell. The impaired driver rejected God by ignoring warnings, doing what hey wanted, constantly poisoned their body, put other people's lives at risk, and whom God showed mercy and grace over and over again. This car wreck may have been God's mercy on others by taking out this person who not only was a danger to the people surrounding them, but also to themselves. On the flip side, this may have been Gods wake up call for you to get right with Him. Sometimes when someone dies, it's a show of mercy so that the person doesn't have to suffer anymore or others don't have to suffer. 

God is a righteous judge. He is not a corrupt judge. Because He is a righteous judge He must judge sin accordingly. God punishes sin with death. One of two must happen in a person's life while on earth. 

1) They accept Jesus as Lord and Savior because  Jesus took the death and punish for their sins. When they die physically, their soul will live in eternity with God. 2) They don't accept Jesus as Lord and Savior and then when they physically die, they face the judgement and wrath of God. They will have to pay for their own sins and the punishment for that is your soul will burn former in eternal torrent, damnation and eternally separated from God. God in His mercy gives us a way of escape and that is through Jesus Christ. If God just let us sin all we wanted and showed us mercy by letting us into eternity with while still being sinful would mean that He is corrupt, Jesus died in vain and He is and liar. Sin, death, war, etc was never part of God's original design for mankind. It was designed for us to have an intimate relationship and fellowship with God in paradise. But God being merciful, He gave us free will. He didn't design us to be robots. He wanted our love and worship towards Him to be genuine and given freely. God is love. Love doesn't force itself on anyone. That's also a former of mercy. In conclusion, God's mercy doesn't change. He doesn't change. He is the same yesterday, today and forever. We change because of our age, feelings, and circumstances. God is solid and is immovable. That includes His mercy. 

Here are some Bible verses that tell about Gods mercy. You will find in these verses they mention how Gods mercy is ABUNDANT, GREAT, PLENTIFUL, TENDER, and RICH, Here is my challenge to my readers. Read the the following verses and ask yourself if Gods mercy is more or less now?

2 Samuel 24:14 And David said to God, I am in great distress: let us fall now into the hand of the LORD; for his mercies are great: and let me not fall into the hand of man.
Psalms 86:5 For you, Lord, are good, and ready to forgive; and plenteous in mercy to all them that call on you.
Psalms 145:9 The LORD is good to all: and his tender mercies are over all his works.
Luke 6:36 Be you therefore merciful, as your Father also is merciful.
Ephesians 2:4 But God, who is rich in mercy, for his great love with which he loved us,
Titus 3:5 Not by works of righteousness which we have done, but according to his mercy he saved us, by the washing of regeneration, and renewing of the Holy Ghost;
Hebrews 4:16 Let us therefore come boldly to the throne of grace, that we may obtain mercy, and find grace to help in time of need.
1 Peter 1:3 Blessed be the God and Father of our Lord Jesus Christ, which according to his abundant mercy has begotten us again to a lively hope by the resurrection of Jesus Christ from the dead,