John 5:1-9 The man by the pool of Bethesda was found by God's mercy. Jesus Christ is the mercy of our heavenly Father personified. He was full of grace and truth. John 1:14 Grace + Truth = Mercy Grace is the God factor in a human life. Truth is the person of God and the revelation of God. John 14:6 When a person benefits from God's grace and experiences God's truth, it can be said that Mercy found that person. If you are saved, if you have Jesus, mercy has found you. Everyone who received miracles from Jesus was a beneficiary of God's mercy. Mercy causes miracles. Mercy makes miracles happen. Miracles brings a new joy. Acts 8:7,8 A new joy causes a new song. Psalm 33:3 The mercy of God preserves lives and destinies. The mercy of God can also bring people into their destinies. David would have remained a shepherd boy in his fathers' service , perhaps all his life if not for God's mercy. David was a great beneficiary of God's mercy. Isaiah 55:3 God's merc
Hebrews 4:10,11 Divine rest is evidence of faith and belief at work in a persons life. Living in a state of divine rest means worry, anxiety, hastiness, impatience and fear do not control you. God gives rest. Divine rest is God's will and you need the rest that God gives. Nature is evidence living things need rest and refreshing, it is the way life is designed. Your human nature shows you need rest. Mark 6:31 God also showed us a pattern of rest after He was done with creation by resting on the seventh day. Genesis 2:2 God's seventh day rest is a pattern for us and the plan of God, it's where the Sabbath day idea came from. Our bodies are designed to rest after each day's physical and mental activity. This is physical rest. Failure to give our minds and bodies the rest it needs can lead to illness or a breakdown. Just as we need rest physically and it also refreshes us mentally, we need spiritual/divine rest too. Divine rest is the rest God gives. Divine rest is a st