The Apostle Paul reported in his letter to the believers in the Church at Rome that God said to Moses that He will have mercy on whomever He wants and He will have compassion on whomever He wants. (Exodus 33:19) The choice is His, and His alone.
It is not up to man to determine on whom God will have mercy, or whom He will bless and have compassion. God is sovereign and does not have to answer to anyone. He can do what He wants to do with us. We belong to Him, He made us. He can show mercy to whomever and whenever He wants to. The same is true regarding His showing of compassion. We may want it, but He decides who gets it. He makes the rules and sets the standards, and He decides whom He will bless. The righteous and those who follow His Word, are much more likely to be the recipients of His mercy and compassion. (Psalms 34:17 and Proverbs 15:29) Blessings and salvation are gifts from God. The only decision man makes is to believe or not to believe.
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