God speaks today Wednesday | June 18, 2025
The LORD is merciful and gracious, slow to anger, and plenteous in mercy.
(Psalm 103:8)And he said unto them, Come ye yourselves apart into a desert place, and rest a while: for there were many coming and going, and they had no leisure so much as to eat.
(Mark 6:31) A merciful and compassionate God
The Lord calls the disciples for a vacation, but the plan is interrupted by a great crowd in need of ministry. The Lord's reaction shows his compassionate and merciful heart, which always takes pity on our needs and condition. We have a Father who knows that we are fragile and treats us accordingly. When we fail, let us remember that the Lord is merciful and compassionate, and confidently approach the throne of grace.
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But thou, O Lord, art a God full of compassion, and gracious, longsuffering, and plenteous in mercy and truth.
(Psalm 86:15)And the multitude cometh together again, so that they could not so much as eat bread.
(Mark 3:20)And rend your heart, and not your garments, and turn unto the LORD your God: for he is gracious and merciful, slow to anger, and of great kindness, and repenteth him of the evil.
(Joel 2:13)The LORD is slow to anger, and great in power, and will not at all acquit the wicked: the LORD hath his way in the whirlwind and in the storm, and the clouds are the dust of his feet.
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