MERCY CAN BE WITHDRAWN

A minister of the gospel had fallen into sin. His case was so bad that he ended up in prison. Another minister of the gospel went to visit him. As they spoke, the first thing that leaped out of the pastor in prison was, “I am here because of the mercies of the Lord. Without his mercy, I would not have had this chance to repent”. 

Beloved, a young Christian lady and a Christian brother can fornicate once, and the result is pregnancy. Sometimes, they wonder why some people get away with it. That pregnancy can be God’s mercy. Some never get to have any other issue again in life. 

Let me explain: When God speaks while you are on the path of wrongdoing, that is the mercy of God intercepting you! But if God keeps quiet, judgment may be loading. The mercy of the Lord is what preserves us from judgment. 

Hope you know that King Saul sought the Lord desperately. He wanted to hear the voice of God and get direction that he ended up eating his last meal in the home of a medium (a witch). God became quiet. Do you know that it was because the mercy of God had been withdrawn from him? 

“But My mercy shall not depart from him, as I took it from Saul, whom I removed from before you.”

II Samuel 7:15 NKJV

David arguably did worse things, but he still encountered the mercies of the Lord. Today, we have what is called “the sure mercies of David”. 

When mercy is withdrawn from a man, no prayer can save that man. Prophet Samuel prayed, and God said he had mourned enough for Saul. He was instructed to anoint another king.

When mercy is withdrawn from a man, he is left to a reprobate mind. Can you imagine King Saul killing the priests and their families? He was no longer seeing straight. 

When mercy is withdrawn from a man, skill, speed or strength does not count or amount to anything again. It all becomes an effort in futility. 

If there is a prayer you must not cease to pray, it is, “Lord, do not withdraw your mercy from me”. When mercy is gone, that man is gone too!