Prayer for Mercy

Beloved, are you overwhelmed and desperately in need of God’s intervention? If so, this prayer for mercy is for you today.

God’s mercy is for you–especially if you have been merciful to anybody else.

God’s mercy is why He forgives our sins, even though we don’t deserve it. His great mercy provided His Son Jesus to die on the cross for our sins. He has mercy on us because He loves us, and His love is boundless. His mercy, like His love, knows no end.

Jesus also told us that we will GET mercy for ourselves when we GIVE mercy to others.

He said this during His famous Sermon on the Mount:

“Blessed are the merciful, for they shall obtain mercy” (Matthew 5:7 NKJV).

And since Jesus specifically made that promise, it’s a powerful thing to claim that promise in prayer.

What does it mean to claim a promise in prayer?

It means to:

• Find something God said;
• Believe it for yourself;
• Know that it applies to you;
• And remind God of it in prayer, asking Him to fulfill that promise for you and on your behalf.

Well, since Jesus said “Blessed are the merciful, for they shall obtain mercy,” then you qualify to have this promise fulfilled as long as you have been merciful to others.

Have you been merciful to anyone lately?

For example:

• Have you forgiven someone who hurt you, just because you know that God wants you to?
• Have you refrained from criticizing someone, even when they did something wrong or made a mistake?
• Have you kept your mouth shut when someone did something that wasn’t done just exactly like YOU would have done it? 🙂
• Have you helped someone with a physical, financial, or spiritual need lately?
• Have you taken the time to hug or encourage someone who was sad, discouraged, down, or depressed?

If you have done any of these things–or anything else that counts as your being merciful!–then you meet the very simple conditions that Jesus laid out in His promise:

“Blessed are the merciful, for they shall obtain mercy” (Matthew 5:7 NKJV).

And friend, if you’ve been merciful, you can claim that promise and ask God to be merciful to you today.

I know I, personally, need God’s mercy like never before:

• My level of responsibility is higher than ever before.
• At the same time, my inability to solve problems in the flesh has never been more apparent to me.
• And, like all of us, I’m getting older–and my body doesn’t even pretend to have the strength or energy it had when I was 20. 🙂

I need grace, grace, and more grace. Tangible grace. Grace that gets me up out of bed each day, gets me through my day with success–with thriving, not merely surviving–and GRACE to help me handle all the things I process through every day as a human being, a child of God, a wife, a mother, a CEO, a daughter, and more.

Have mercy, God.

Jesus, Son of David, have mercy on me.

Can you identify? 🙂

It’s the cry of our heart when we’re in need, but it should be the cry of our heart every day. We all need mercy–and we need God’s mercy, in particular.

So have you been merciful? If so, claim the promise of Matthew 5:7 and pray the sample prayer for mercy that I wrote out for you below.

Pray this prayer for mercy with me today:

“Abba Father, I come before You in Jesus’ name.

My dear Father in Heaven, I’ve asked You for mercy many times–and You’ve always come through. But I need mercy from You today more than ever before; at least, I feel like I do.

But I want to thank You first:

• Thank You for giving me such a good life.
• Thank You for Your many blessings, which You give me each day.
• Thank You for my life, my health, my family, my work, and all the opportunities You have given me to thrive.
• Thank You that Your mercies are new every day.

I praise You, Father, for I am fearfully and wonderfully made by You. Marvelous are Your works, and that my soul knows right well!

Father, I feel scared right now–but I know that fear is not from You.

So in the name of Jesus, I speak to the spirit of fear that is coming against me right now, and I say, “Leave, in Jesus’ name!” Abba Father, please fill me with Your Holy Spirit right now where that was. Fill me with Your perfect love and minister Your own perfect love to me right now, for perfect love casts out fear. Thank You!

Holy Father, as I calm in Your presence, I beg You for mercy today.

Your Word says in Matthew 5:7, “Blessed are the merciful, for they shall obtain mercy.” Jesus, You spoke those words Yourself, and every word that You speak has power. Every word that You speak is true, and every promise that You speak is for me.

Jesus, Abba Father, and precious Holy Spirit, I remind You today that I have been merciful from Your own heart and resources:

• I have forgiven those who have maligned me, insulted me, abused me, and used me–and I have forgiven them from my heart. I truly love them, Lord, and only You could have administered Your mercy through me in that way.
• I have been merciful with Your own resources, as You have directed me to do.
• I have given from Your heart to take care of those in need, as You have provided for me to give.
• I have sacrificed for others and poured myself out to heal them, even at great personal expense.

Abba Father, this list of mercies is nothing compared to the mercies You have shown me. However, my point is that I have done everything in my power to be Your hands and feet on the earth, operating out of Your heart of mercy toward all those in need of mercy around me–which is everybody. (We all need mercy, Lord!)

And Father, I find myself desperate for Your mercy today towards me:

• I’m so tired, and Your Word says that I can come unto Jesus when I am weary and heavy laden, and You will give me rest. Please give me rest right now.
• I need space and quiet, too. Everything has been pressing in on me lately, and I’m overwhelmed. The amount of sensory overload I’m experiencing right now is exhausting and unsustainable. Please, give me space and calm, along with rest for my senses today.
• As I have worked so hard and poured myself out to help others’ dreams come true, please pour out all Your power, mercy, grace, and love on my behalf and intervene for me to make my dreams come true.
• (Insert any other needs that may come to your mind here.)

Abba Father, there’s a huge task before me, and I need Your mercy.

I need You to step in and make this happen quickly, easily, and without effort on my part. I am so tired that I cannot even pretend to labor enough to do it. I am asking You for Your miraculous intervention, Lord Jesus, for I have been merciful–and You said You would be merciful to me.

Lord Jesus, I remind You again that You said, “Blessed are the merciful, for they shall obtain mercy.”

And I petition You from right here before Your throne of grace, for You are my Great High Priest. You have been through everything I’ve been through and worse. Please help me today:

• Give me mercy.
• Step in and shield me from the stress with Your mighty, watchful, merciful hand.
• Teach me to rest in You anew and afresh.
• Please come in and accomplish this goal for me and on my behalf, without any further effort on my part, and bring it into fruition quickly and easily.

Jesus, You are my Mercy-Giver.

You are the Great High Priest. You understand all I have been through, as well as all I am going through right now. I ask You to provide for me, all my needs, AND ALL MY DREAMS, exceeding abundantly above and beyond ALLLLL I could ever ask, hope, or think, according to Ephesians 3:20-21.

Jesus, have mercy on me. Oh Jesus, holy Son of David, have mercy on me.

If it pleases You, Lord, I ask You: Please don’t make me wait for this to turn into another character-building situation that is yet another test and trial that builds my faith.

You and I already know You’re going to do it, Lord. You have never let me down before, and You never will. Nevertheless, even in this, I submit to You–for You alone know best.

But Lord, You promised that You would have mercy on me–and I know that You will.

So please, Abba, rise up. Rise up on my behalf right now, I ask, in Jesus’ name.

Rise up, O Judge of the earth, and fight on my behalf:

• Bring home the bacon;
• Do the work;
• Make the ABUNDANT provision–not meager provision;
• Help with every need;
• Give me rest, healing, and refreshment.
• Keep me as the apple of Your eye, and hide me under the shadow of Your wings as You do.

Thank You, Abba Father. Thank You, precious Jesus and Holy Spirit. In Jesus’ mighty and holy name I pray, amen and amen.”

Friend, did you pray this prayer for mercy today?

If so, did you feel Jesus touch you and give you peace as you prayed? If this prayer for mercy ministered to your heart today, leave a comment below!