Author: Tony Evans
Scripture Reading: Matthew 5
All of us have had to carry heavy circumstances that weigh us down, and we needed something to lift the burden off our shoulders. We need mercy. Mercy reduces, removes or relieves someone's distress. It is simply compassion in action.
The Bible says in Ephesians 2:4, God is rich in mercy. In other words, God is rich in blessing us with divine favor and compassion, releasing us from distress, discouragement, brokenness, pain and problems.
Mercy is in fact God's reaction to our misery. Mercy is asking God not to let us bear the full weight of our burdens.
Everyone needs mercy.
Lamentations 3 states that God's mercies are new every morning. Every day you wake up, you wake up to mercy. You got up today with new life, and guess what? New life means new opportunities. That's another day and a new opportunity to praise Him.
Watch Online Videos of Dr. Tony Evans and The Urban Alternative at LightSource.com and Listen to Dr. Tony Evans Online Broadcasts at OnePlace.com.
The Urban Alternative is the national ministry of Dr. Tony Evans and is dedicated to restoring hope and transforming lives through the proclamation and application of the Word of God.
Dr. Tony Evans is founder and senior pastor of the 10,000-member Oak Cliff Bible Fellowship in Dallas, founder and president of The Urban Alternative, former chaplain of the NFL’s Dallas Cowboys, and present chaplain of the NBA’s Dallas Mavericks. His radio broadcast, The Alternative with Dr. Tony Evans, can be heard on more than 1000 US radio outlets daily and in more than 130 countries.
Scripture Reading: Matthew 5
All of us have had to carry heavy circumstances that weigh us down, and we needed something to lift the burden off our shoulders. We need mercy. Mercy reduces, removes or relieves someone's distress. It is simply compassion in action.
The Bible says in Ephesians 2:4, God is rich in mercy. In other words, God is rich in blessing us with divine favor and compassion, releasing us from distress, discouragement, brokenness, pain and problems.
Mercy is in fact God's reaction to our misery. Mercy is asking God not to let us bear the full weight of our burdens.
Everyone needs mercy.
Lamentations 3 states that God's mercies are new every morning. Every day you wake up, you wake up to mercy. You got up today with new life, and guess what? New life means new opportunities. That's another day and a new opportunity to praise Him.
Watch Online Videos of Dr. Tony Evans and The Urban Alternative at LightSource.com and Listen to Dr. Tony Evans Online Broadcasts at OnePlace.com.
The Urban Alternative is the national ministry of Dr. Tony Evans and is dedicated to restoring hope and transforming lives through the proclamation and application of the Word of God.
Dr. Tony Evans is founder and senior pastor of the 10,000-member Oak Cliff Bible Fellowship in Dallas, founder and president of The Urban Alternative, former chaplain of the NFL’s Dallas Cowboys, and present chaplain of the NBA’s Dallas Mavericks. His radio broadcast, The Alternative with Dr. Tony Evans, can be heard on more than 1000 US radio outlets daily and in more than 130 countries.