God's mercy is selective as demonstrated in Romans 9:18 where it states that He shows mercy to whom He wills, showcasing His sovereign choice.
The selective nature of God's mercy is clearly articulated in Romans 9:18, which proclaims that God has the prerogative to harden whom He wills and show mercy to those He chooses. This sovereignty is depicted in the narrative of Genesis, where the Egyptians faced a famine, and yet it was through divine orchestration that they turned to Joseph for sustenance. Just as the Egyptians' need exemplified God's mercy, the distinction between those who were shown mercy and those left to their own ways reveals a profound theological truth about God's sovereign grace. It reinforces the reality that salvation is not based on human merit but is an unmerited gift from a sovereign God who has a specific purpose in His mercy.
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