The Mercy That Finds You

I want to talk to you about something today that’s just as life-changing as grace—something that walks hand in hand with it, yet often gets overlooked. It’s the steady, tender heartbeat of God’s love.

 It’s mercy.

 Not mercy as the world defines it. Not pity. Not weakness. Not a second chance you might or might not deserve. I’m talking about the mercy of God—the kind that runs to you when you’re at your worst, not your best. The kind that stays when everyone else walks away. The kind that meets you in the mud, lifts your chin, and says, “You’re still mine.”

 Mercy isn’t God lowering His standards. It’s Him raising you out of what should’ve destroyed you.

 Titus 3:5 puts it plainly: “He saved us, not because of righteous things we had done, but because of His mercy.”

 You hear that? It wasn’t your résumé. It wasn’t your quiet time streak. It wasn’t your Sunday attendance record. It was mercy. Pure. Undiluted. Relentless.

 And the truth is—mercy finds you long before you ever find God.

 You might be limping from your past. You might be tangled up in regrets or walking through a valley so dark you can’t see your own hands. And yet—His mercy is there. Not on the other side of your healing. Not when you get it together. Now. Right now.

 That’s who He is.

 Lamentations 3:22–23 says: “Because of the Lord’s great mercy we are not consumed, for His compassions never fail. They are new every morning; great is Your faithfulness.”

 Every. Morning.

 That means if you blew it yesterday? He’s not done with you. If you’re carrying shame like a second skin? He sees past it. And if you’re wondering if you’ve used up all your chances? The answer is no.

 You can’t exhaust the mercy of a limitless God.

 But hear this—mercy isn’t soft. It’s not passive. Mercy fights for you. It steps between you and the judgment you deserve and says, “I’ll take it.”

 That’s the Cross.

 Mercy wore a crown of thorns. Mercy stretched out its arms and didn’t flinch. Mercy said, “Father, forgive them,” while they continued mocking Him.

 That’s the kind of mercy that saves.

 And it doesn’t just save—it changes you. Because when you’ve been found by mercy, you stop looking down on others who are still lost. When you’ve been lifted by mercy, you stop stepping over the broken. You begin to love like He loves. To forgive like He forgave you.

 Micah 6:8 says: “What does the Lord require of you? To act justly, and to love mercy, and to walk humbly with your God.”

 We don’t just receive mercy. We’re called to love it. To live it. To extend it—even when it’s uncomfortable. Even when it's painful. Especially when it costs something.

 Because mercy isn’t just for the neat and tidy. It’s for the messy. The ones who’ve failed big. The ones who never thought they could be used again. It’s for us.

 So let it sink in—really sink in. You are not beyond His mercy. You are not too far gone. You are not too broken. And you don’t have to clean yourself up to be held by Him.

 Run to Him.

 Mercy will meet you there.