Page 52 - Prophetic Word Newsletter Archive 2011

PPssaalmlm8899::1144 Here is what the Scriptures state to be
the foundations of God’s throne.

Rather than “sovereignty,” we find it to
be “Righteousness and Justice.”
Follow the word

“righteous/righteousness” in scripture
and you will be overwhelmed with the
fact that God is repeatedly pictured as
“The Righteous Judge.” He does not
judge out of His sovereignty, but from

His position of righteousness.
Simply put, He does only what is right.

Look now at what follows these
foundations of His throne,

“MERCY and TRUTH
go before Your face”

In describing the Ark of the Covenant pictured above, Paul said these words:

“FOR A TABERNACLE WAS PREPARED…AND BEHIND THE SECOND VEIL,
THE PART OF THE TABERNACLE WHICH IS CALLED THE HOLIEST OF ALL,

WHICH HAD…THE ARK OF THE COVENANT…
AND ABOVE IT WERE THE CHERUBIM OF GLORY OVERSHADOWING

THE SEAT…”

Heb. 9:1-5

The Ark of the Covenant is a type and shadow of God’s throne (Heb. 9:24) . What is placed over the
foundations of “Righteousness and Justice”? It is “The Mercy Seat.” Again, we can see the
importance of mercy in God’s structure. It always gets a preeminent place because God Himself is
chiefly merciful.
However, let us be sure that we embrace the
whole counsel of God in this matter. Both in
the passage above (Ps. 89:14) and in this one
from Prov. 16:6,
We find mercy is connected to a sister
truth. It is: “MERCY and TRUTH”

This combination of “mercy and truth”
appears 44 times in Scripture. We will look at
some of them on the next page. However, for
the moment, let us remember the principle,
“What God has joined together, let not man
separate” (Mk. 10:9). God has “married” together
“mercy and truth.” If we are going to be “merciful
as our Father is merciful”, then we are going to
have to keep mercy tied to truth.

It is because God’s throne is based on righteousness and truth, rather than an act of sovereignty, that
the righteous demands of the law must be satisfied in order for God to grant His mercy. Look at the
above. The cross of Christ depicts God’s mercy, and the Word of God depicts His truth (see Ps.119:142,
Jn.17:17). Because the Word of God says,”The wages of sin is death” (Rom.6:23), that truth must be
satisfied in order for God to give us His mercy! The reverse is also true:

~YOU CANNOT GIVE MERCY AT THE EXPENSE OF TRUTH~