#god is merciful

[bellamonarca]

❤️

[pinestripe37]

Last night I was holding my new rescue chicken, trying to comfort her -

Here is the beautiful hen, her name is Madeline and she is so sweet ❤️

She's recovering from a dog attack which is why we ended up adopting her to rehabilitate her, and we've been doing our best to pull her through until she can go to the vet tomorrow morning.

last night she just could not seem to get comfortable and after trying slings, pain meds, all kinds of bed arrangements, my mom and I took turns holding her.

So I prayed to God over her.. And she was clearly comforted in His Care, I felt her relax in my arms she was blessed with relief. 🥹

It's such a gentle and beautiful testimony that Jesus heals. God has compassion for all that He has made.

(I'm just realizing this reminds me of how God comforted my Lusa when I prayed for her when she was with me ❤️)

I was kind of struggling to pray, I've been stumbling, yet the Holy Spirit intercedes in mercy and power and as these moments are reminders of He's been so kindly present.

I think I've been feeling like this chicken sometimes. When my chicken struggles with pain she needs our prayers and the Creator's healing care; and when I struggle with shame or doubt or feeling broken (needing to be reminded I'm really healed) I feel like an injured chicken that is desperate to find relief - and the place to find that relief, to already have it, is in God's Compassion. In Jesus. The Lord who so mercifully heals His creations so mercifully heals me.

Thanking the Lord for His Care over us. Over all His creations. Seeing and caring for all He has made and hearing our prayers. Caring for this bird, and caring for me. His Compassion covers all that He has made and receives every prayer prayed.

What a beautiful grace it is that God is merciful and ready to give relief and healing in His compassionate care and powerful provision. A kindness and healing we can hope in, with a hope that is complete trust in the One who completely cares for us.

And I'm grateful I can pray for her tonight and I know my Father cares.

[karisumawrites]

Dear God, whenever I'd feel lonely, sad, and depressed, help me to always see Your loving face so I can find the strength to fight the good fight of faith. Amen

[blissfulcabin7]

March 4, 2026

*The Unnamed Women*

These women were helping to support them out of their own means. - Luke 8:3

*Today's Scripture*

Luke 8:1-3

*1 Soon afterward he went on through cities and villages, proclaiming and bringing the good news of the kingdom of God. And the twelve were with him, 2 and also some women who had been healed of evil spirits and infirmities: Mary, called Magdalene, from whom seven demons had gone out, 3 and Joanna, the wife of Chuza, Herod’s household manager, and Susanna, and many others, who provided for them out of their means.*

*Today's Devotion*

After wiping down tables with disinfectant, Shelia stooped to tie a garbage bag filled with used cups and plates. She heaved the bag over her shoulder and turned to survey the church’s multipurpose room. She’d volunteered to clean it for the next gathering and wanted to make sure it was ready. A thought fluttered through her mind: Would anyone notice?

It’s easy to wonder if our everyday contributions to the kingdom are valued. Whether we clean, balance spreadsheets, lead a Bible study, or give money, so many of us remain unseen in our places of service and unnamed in public commendations.

In Luke 8:1-2, the historian catalogs the faithful service of women in the ministry of Jesus. He lists three by name from among the women freed of evil spirits and diseases: Mary of Magdalene; Joanna the wife of Chuza, who managed Herod’s household; and Susanna. Then Luke says, “Many others . . . were helping to support [Jesus and His disciples] out of their own means” (v. 3). Luke spotlights these unnamed women who invested themselves in supporting the gospel, and so underlines their value.

Just as God includes unnamed women in His account of valuable contributions to His kingdom, He sees our efforts. He knows our names (John 10:3), and He sees our investment in His work (Hebrews 6:10).

*Reflect & Pray*

When have you felt overlooked and undervalued? How does knowing that God included unnamed women in His catalog of contributions encourage you?

*Dear God, thank You that You see me, know me, and value all I give You.*

God made you with a purpose.

*Today's Insights*

Luke gives more attention to Jesus’ interactions with women than any other gospel writer. The women—both named and unnamed—mentioned in Luke 8:1-3 are one example, but others include His encounter with the widow of Nain (7:11-17), the “sinful” woman (vv. 36-50), Mary and Martha (10:38-42), a disabled woman (13:10-17), and the women who “mourned and wailed for him” prior to His crucifixion (23:27). Luke 2 also includes an extended account of Mary’s experience prior to Christ’s birth. In the ancient world, women were often undervalued or devalued, but Jesus elevated their status by showing great care for them. This can remind us today that when we feel undervalued and overlooked by others, we can be assured that we’re valued by God. He sees and knows all that we do in His name.

Credit: Our Daily Bread Devotionals

[aniah-who]

Note to self

Be ye angry, and sin not. Confrontation is okay, but there is a way to go about handling a matter. Do it God’s way. Do it with love; and you won’t give place to the devil.

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Ephesians 4:31-32

31 Let all bitterness, and wrath, and anger, and clamour, and evil speaking, be put away from you, with all malice:

32 And be ye kind one to another, tenderhearted, forgiving one another, even as God for Christ's sake hath forgiven you.

There will be those who will give you a hard time. There will be those who are seemingly hard to love and to forgive even. But consider the grace and mercy that God has shown towards you. Consider how often He’s forgiven you for your mistakes and for your sins. The same unconditional love that God showers you with is the same love that you ought to pour out onto everyone around you— even onto the seemingly “unloveables.”

[avengers-21]

today’s verse ✨

“Therefore also now, saith the LORD, turn ye even to me with all your heart, and with fasting, and with weeping, and with mourning: and rend your heart, and not your garments, and turn unto the LORD your God: for he is gracious and merciful, slow to anger, and of great kindness, and repenteth him of the evil.”

‭‭Joel‬ ‭2‬:‭12‬-‭13‬ ‭KJV‬‬

[dramoor]

"What does it mean to believe in God? It’s necessary to believe not only in the existence of God the Creator and in the salvation given us through Jesus Christ, but we must also believe unwaveringly, in all circumstances of life, no matter how difficult, that God is merciful, that He desires our salvation; and seeing in this and knowing not only our temporary well-being, but also eternal, leads us to Him as a loving but wise father for His children, guiding them with equal love, tenderness, and firmness. Therefore, we must accept everything with hope in the mercy of God, asking only for His help in every trial or temptation, whether it comes from outside, from our infirmities, or from men—God’s instruments for our salvation, and often mutual. Our humility will save even those who grieve us."

~St. Arsenia of Ust-Medvedits

(Ballpoint pen art by Sergii Radkevych, 2012)