“Miracle Of Mercy.”
Wednesday, June 25, 2025Key Verse
“And Jesus answered and said, Suffer ye thus far. And he touched his ear, and healed him.” Luke 22:51
Text — Luke 22:48-51
Message
Have you ever received a gift from our heavenly Father that perfectly met your needs that you did not ask for or deserve? This is what Malchus, the servant of the high priest received when he went to arrest Jesus Christ. In the middle of one of the most important moments of Jesus’ ministry, when the plan of salvation for the whole world was to be carried out, the Saviour took the time to extend mercy to Malchus by replacing the ear that was cut off by Peter.
What can we learn from the miracle of mercy that Malchus received when he was healed by Christ Whom he had been sent to arrest?
We learn that (i) Jesus is the only compassionate and merciful Saviour Who can forgive and take care of everyone including an enemy. (ii) The miracle of mercy can extend to sinner who naturally does not deserve mercy from Christ. We also learn that Peter acted without being thoughtful of the consequence, to him, he was defending his master. We do not need to fight our enemies, rather we are to pray for them, show them love and do good to them as much as we can.
Further Reading
John 18:10,11
Prayer for today
May the miracle of mercy locate every sinner and bring them to salvation.
About Author - Pastor W.F. Kumuyi
Listed among “500 most powerful people on the planet” by the Foreign Policy magazine in 2013, Pastor (Dr.) William F. Kumuyi is the founder and General Superintendent of the Deeper Christian Life Ministry (DCLM) headquartered in Lagos, Nigeria. DCLM started in 1973 as a 15-member Bible study group right in Kumuyi’s apartment at University of Lagos where he was a lecturer. His revolutionary Bible teaching on personal holiness and commitment to evangelism soon gained so much traction and resulted in a widespread revival.
