Mercy and Grace

Mercy withholds the knife from the heart of Isaac.
Grace provides a ram in the thicket
--Genesis 22:11-14

Mercy runs to forgive the prodigal.
Grace throws a party with a robe, a ring, and a fatted calf.
--Luke 15:20-24

Mercy hears the cry of the thief on the cross.
Grace promises paradise that very day.
--Luke 23:39-43

Mercy converts Paul on the road to Damascus.
Grace calls him to be the great apostle.
Acts 9:1-6, 17

Mercy closes the door to hell.
Grace opens the door to heaven.
--Ephesians 2:8-9

...and the difference between mercy and grace is this

Mercy withholds from us what we deserve (punishment).
Grace gives us what we do not deserve (eternal life).
--Romans 5:20


Source: David Jeremiah