READ: 1 Corinthians 15:9-19
For I am the least of the apostles, … But by the grace of God I am what I am: and his grace which was bestowed upon me was not in vain; but I LABOURED MORE ABUNDANTLY THAN THEY ALL: yet not I, but the grace of God which was with me. – 1 Corinthians 15:9-10
To receive mercy is to experience the forgiveness that is shown to an offender. What is your response when you are shown great grace and forgiveness? What was Paul’s response? His response was to love God and serve Him more than others did. Paul knew that he had laboured more than all the other apostles. The other apostles had not been blasphemers. They had not been injurious to the church. Apostle Paul was the blasphemer who had received mercy. His response was to labour more abundantly than anyone else. That must be your response when you see that God has shown kindness to you.
For I am the least of the apostles, that am not meet to be called an apostle, because I persecuted the church of God. But by the grace of God I am what I am: and his grace which was bestowed upon me was not in vain; but I LABOURED MORE ABUNDANTLY THAN THEY ALL: yet not I, but the grace of God which was with me. 1 Corinthians 15:9-10
God calling you means that He is being lenient with you and is having pity on you! If you respond to the grace of God and the mercy of God in the right way, you will instantly be in the will of God. You will find yourself in the centre of God’s will, doing His pleasure.
Have a proper respect for the mercy that you have received. Have a proper respect for the mercy that God has shown you. Therefore seeing we have this ministry, as we have received MERCY, we faint not; 2 Corinthians 4:1