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“Blessed are the merciful, for they shall obtain mercy.” —Matthew 5:7
Mercy originates with God. Before we show mercy, we must first experience mercy. When we as believers see ourselves as we really are, when we have real regret and sorrow over our condition before God, when we have walked in humility before God and have hungered and thirsted for righteousness, then it will produce mercy in us as we yield ourselves to His Spirit’s leading. We will be more merciful, because we recognize how much mercy has been extended to us.
Jesus said, “Blessed are the merciful, for they shall obtain mercy” (Matthew 5:7). In the culture of Jesus’ day, mercy was not held in high regard. In fact, the Romans did not care for mercy at all. They saw it as a weakness, not a virtue. One Roman philosopher called mercy “a disease of the soul.” The Romans glorified justice and courage and discipline and power. They didn’t value mercy in their culture, and we don’t value it in ours, either.
Yet Jesus said, “Blessed are the merciful. . . . ” Mercy is something we do, not just something we feel. It means we will offer forgiveness to those who make mistakes and wrong us. When we show mercy we will put other’s before ourselves. One of the ways we show mercy is by caring for the lost.
 The daily practice of showing Mercy pays eternal dividends not only here but as a reward in heaven, too. As we take up our cross daily, one day we will get the privilege of laying down our reward before the feet of Jesus as an offering. I can guarantee you that you will wish in that moment that you had more to give, but what we have to give is based on how we lived. The pain of disciplining yourself to show mercy is but a moment compared to a lifetime of regret not showing mercy. In fact, you’ll never regret extending mercy to others.
So, Who do you need to show mercy to today?
Pray Today
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Ask God to open your eyes to how much you have been forgiven. That you will have real regret and sorrow over the things you’ve done. Pray that you would walk in humility and hunger and thirst after righteousness. As you walk with the Spirit, Ask God to pour out mercy through your life. Romans 5:8; Isaiah 64:6
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Ask God to reveal to you people today or this week that you can extend mercy to, just as you have received in from Christ Jesus. Yes it is hard but life altering blessing awaits.
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Pray that God would put it in people’s hearts that are invited to Easter services would attend and that they would give their lives to Christ.
Mercy originates with God. Before we show mercy, we must first experience mercy. When we as believers see ourselves as we really are, when we have real regret and sorrow over our condition before God, when we have walked in humility before God and have hungered and thirsted for righteousness, then it will produce mercy in us as we yield ourselves to His Spirit’s leading. We will be more merciful, because we recognize how much mercy has been extended to us.
Jesus said, “Blessed are the merciful, for they shall obtain mercy” (Matthew 5:7). In the culture of Jesus’ day, mercy was not held in high regard. In fact, the Romans did not care for mercy at all. They saw it as a weakness, not a virtue. One Roman philosopher called mercy “a disease of the soul.” The Romans glorified justice and courage and discipline and power. They didn’t value mercy in their culture, and we don’t value it in ours, either.
Yet Jesus said, “Blessed are the merciful. . . . ” Mercy is something we do, not just something we feel. It means we will offer forgiveness to those who make mistakes and wrong us. When we show mercy we will put other’s before ourselves. One of the ways we show mercy is by caring for the lost.
 The daily practice of showing Mercy pays eternal dividends not only here but as a reward in heaven, too. As we take up our cross daily, one day we will get the privilege of laying down our reward before the feet of Jesus as an offering. I can guarantee you that you will wish in that moment that you had more to give, but what we have to give is based on how we lived. The pain of disciplining yourself to show mercy is but a moment compared to a lifetime of regret not showing mercy. In fact, you’ll never regret extending mercy to others.
So, Who do you need to show mercy to today?
Pray Today
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Ask God to open your eyes to how much you have been forgiven. That you will have real regret and sorrow over the things you’ve done. Pray that you would walk in humility and hunger and thirst after righteousness. As you walk with the Spirit, Ask God to pour out mercy through your life. Romans 5:8; Isaiah 64:6
-
Ask God to reveal to you people today or this week that you can extend mercy to, just as you have received in from Christ Jesus. Yes it is hard but life altering blessing awaits.
-
Pray that God would put it in people’s hearts that are invited to Easter services would attend and that they would give their lives to Christ.
