How to Receive Mercy from God

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Narrative: Welcome to Insights on Healing Podcast. Our Episode title is, “How to receive mercy from God. You will learn that God is ready to give you mercy when you humble your self and confess your sin.

I am Joan M. Blake, an author, and I am your host. Insights on Healing Podcast includes the reading of scripture, praying, reading from one of my books, or interviewing individuals who found purpose in their lives through the healing power of God.

The purpose of this podcast is to provide content which brings emotional healing and restoration to mothers who have had a difficult past and are currently experiencing difficulties. A focal point of this podcast is reflecting on scripture verses and praying for my audience. I pray as you listen to this episode, that God would bless you with inner strength, purpose, and provide you with the hope that you have been longing for.

Today, I am reading from Psalm 51: verses 1-13; I am reading from the NIV version of the Bible. Hear the word of God.

¹Have mercy on me, O God,
    according to your unfailing love;
according to your great compassion
    blot out my transgressions.
² Wash away all my iniquity
    and cleanse me from my sin.

³ For I know my transgressions,
    and my sin is always before me.
⁴ Against you, you only, have I sinned
    and done what is evil in your sight;
so you are right in your verdict
    and justified when you judge.
⁵ Surely I was sinful at birth,
    sinful from the time my mother conceived me.
⁶ Yet you desired faithfulness even in the womb;
    you taught me wisdom in that secret place.

⁷ Cleanse me with hyssop, and I will be clean;
    wash me, and I will be whiter than snow.
⁸ Let me hear joy and gladness;
    let the bones you have crushed rejoice.
⁹ Hide your face from my sins
    and blot out all my iniquity.

¹⁰ Create in me a pure heart, O God,
    and renew a steadfast spirit within me.
¹¹ Do not cast me from your presence
    or take your Holy Spirit from me.
¹² Restore to me the joy of your salvation
    and grant me a willing spirit, to sustain me.

¹³ Then I will teach transgressors your ways,
    so that sinners will turn back to you.

Reflection:

David appears before God with a sorrowful heart because of the sin he committed against God. He acknowledges that he was born in sin even in his mother’s womb and know that his sin could only be removed by God who is compassionate and merciful towards us when we humble ourselves and confess our sin to him. He asked God to wash away his sin, create in him a clean heart, not abandoned him but restore the joy of his salvation so he could worship God in spirit and in truth and teach others along the way.

Let us pray:

Father, we come to you acknowledging you as the God of Gods and king of Kings, merciful in the heavens and the earth, and the God who answers our prayers. We have sinned against you and we come humbly before you because you are the only one who can heal us from sin and restore us to wholeness. We come asking you to wash us and make us clean again and restore our relationship that you had with us. Give us the strength to depend only on you for all things for you have the power to make changes in our lives and help us stay on track and keep us from the enemy’s control.

Father, in the name of Jesus, for the one who is under the control of the enemy, I speak deliverance now. I break the enemy’s hold over you and I cancel the plans that the enemy has for you. You will not bend to the enemy’s control.  I decree that you will walk in newness of life and accomplish your purpose that God has for you to fulfill.

Outro:

Thank you for listening to “Insights on Healing Podcast. If you enjoy the Podcast, please subscribe wherever you listen to your podcast  or subscribe to my channel, Overcoming Life Issues, with Joan M. Blake, author. I want to also encourage you to join our monthly newsletter at https://joanmblake.com and purchase inspirational books on the site as well. Register for a free class on Reflect and Discover Who You  on  January 23^rd 2025 at 7pm by logging on to https://joanmblake.com/courses.  If you need prayer, please send me an email at Joan@joanmblake.com. Happy New Year and may God bless and keep you in Jesus’ name, Amen.