The redemptive gift of Mercy is notably wonderful and mysterious. As the seventh Wisdom pillar of the redemptive gifts, Mercy has the capacity for great fulfillment and thereby, is set squarely in the sights of the enemy of our souls. Mercy & The Principle of Fulfillment – God’s Design & Satan’s Goal is a broad stroke to further highlight God's purposeful design and frame the enemy’s plan for derailing one's Mercy portion. The Principle of Fulfillment, Defined Arthur Burk’s original ... continue reading...
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Warfare and the Mercy Seat – Part Two
When I wrote Warfare and the Mercy Seat based on hearing a lyric as “My weapon is the mercy seat”, I knew there was more to be expressed. Before the overview of the Mercy portion gets underway, it would be good to linger a bit longer here in Warfare and the Mercy Seat – Part Two, as I share the redemptive sequence I saw that morning. Seven Stations To aid you in tracking, it is helpful to refer to the Chart of Pattern of Seven in Scripture; particularly the two columns in the center – the ... continue reading...
Correction: I made a Mercy mistake
Dear readers, In the recent post, Mercy & The Principle of Fulfillment - the First and the Last, I made a Mercy mistake. I seem to remember mentioning writing about Mercy "in real-time life circumstances." Yes, indeedy. With regard to the twelve sons born to Jacob, I in error forgot about his and Leah's two other sons. Focused on Caleb and Joshua, I failed to read back to Genesis 29. Lots more 'family' story recorded there that, for time and space sake, I didn't write about. ... continue reading...
Mercy & The Principle of Fulfillment – the First and the Last
Mercy & The Principle of Fulfillment – the First and the Last is a Holy Spirit-inspired diversion from my reasoning brain that likes to do things in sequence. Since I have written brief overviews of the Prophet and Servant portions, my intent was to overview Teacher next, third of the seven redemptive gifts of Romans 12:6-8. Instead, Holy Spirit rearranged the order. How like Him to unveil more about the Mercy portion of our human spirit in real-time life circumstances. Because one thing ... continue reading...
Warfare and the Mercy Seat
"My weapon is the mercy seat." What? I was getting ready for work with a worship station playing on Pandora. Someone was singing and I thought that was the lyric I had just heard. In a flash of insight – with the laborious part my attempt here to write it out in a cohesive manner – I ‘understood’ a correlation between spiritual warfare and the mercy seat in a way I haven’t heard it taught or preached before. If you have, I bless you with the ‘more power to you’ right elbow bump of ... continue reading...
