The Mercy Group
In 2023, I had a dream where I found myself in a law firm. My objective was to hire an attorney who could help me have a lien in my name forgiven and to expedite money owed to me. I was speaking with one of the lawyers, but I knew I needed to speak with the managing partner—the senior attorney. I knew he would be the one who could help me.
Eventually, I met him. He took my case and said, “I know what to do with you. We’re going to put you in the mercy group.” Then I woke up. As I laid in bed, I immediately understood the meaning of the dream: ask Jesus for mercy to help you.
Moses also had an unusual encounter with the Father. In that moment, God gave Moses tablets containing His laws, and He revealed His nature by declaring, “The Lord, the Lord God, merciful and gracious, longsuffering, and abounding in goodness and truth, keeping mercy for thousands, forgiving iniquity and transgression and sin…” (Exodus 34:6–7). In this passage, God was revealing who He is:
1. Merciful.
2. Gracious.
3. Longsuffering.
4. Abounding in goodness and truth.
5. Keeping mercy for thousands.
6. Forgiving iniquity, transgression, and sin.
Why did God reveal this to Moses?
Because Moses needed this revelation to intercede for Israel. If you study Moses’ leadership, you’ll see he later used what he learned to plead for the people and spare them from judgment. See Numbers 13–14.
The word merciful in Exodus 34:6 verse comes from the Hebrew word rahum, meaning “full of compassion.” According to our English dictionary, mercy means an act of kindness, compassion, or favor. The Lord is showing you that His compassion, kindness, and favor are toward you. He wants you to know He is present to help you, just as He helped Israel enter the land. Mercy is not only about forgiveness; mercy is also God helping you, favoring you, giving you momentum, wisdom, and everything needed for your progress.
Paul said it clearly: “So then it is not of him who wills, nor of him who runs, but of God who shows mercy” (Romans 9:16). He also described how God’s grace empowered him: “But by the grace of God I am what I am… yet not I, but the grace of God which was with me” (1 Corinthians 15:10). That same mercy and grace are at work in your life—giving you the favor, momentum, and the empowerment you need.
I leave you with the verse Pastor Maurice encouraged us to memorize:
“Let us therefore come boldly to the throne of grace, that we may obtain mercy and find grace to help in time of need” (Hebrews 4:16 NKJV).
