Blessed are the merciful: for they shall obtain mercy.

Mat 5:7 Blessed are the merciful: for they shall obtain mercy.

Good Monday morning dear readers, what a great weekend. The Lord has added yet again to the family as one came unto the saving knowledge of Jesus and accepted Him as their personal savior. Hallelujah for this as our Pastor and our church has such a burden for souls this is such an encouragement. While thinking about this over the weekend I kind of started thinking about our memory verse for the this last week "Mat 5:7 Blessed are the merciful: for they shall obtain mercy." What a simple statement, but deep in thought and action. Oh friend if it wasn't for the Father having mercy on us, and extending His grace what a horrible life we would be living, knowing that the only path in life would lead straight to a devils hell. However friend there is a way, one way, and that is through the shed blood of Jesus Christ. There is a lot to be said of mercy, and this is just one way we can show Christ likeness in our lives by showing mercy. What is mercy you may say? Well mercy in the eyes of God is this...
MER'CY, n. [L. misericordia.]
1. That benevolence, mildness or tenderness of heart which disposes a person to overlook injuries, or to treat an offender better than he deserves; the disposition that tempers justice, and induces an injured person to forgive trespasses and injuries, and to forbear punishment, or inflict less than law or justice will warrant. In this sense, there is perhaps no word in our language precisely synonymous with mercy. That which comes nearest to it is grace. It implies benevolence, tenderness, mildness, pity or compassion, and clemency, but exercised only towards offenders. The good old hymn probably says it best when you look at the words, "mercy there was great and grace was free." You see friend God did not have to have mercy on us as we are sinners, one and all, but it was because of His compassion that God desired to have a relationship with His own creation, and in order for that to happen He had to have mercy otherwise we would be receiving exactly what we deserve. It is mercy that God shows whenever I sin and I confess that sin, it was mercy that brought Jesus to this earth, it was mercy that allowed me to call upon the Lords name and He to hear my cry. It is mercy when I go to that old fashioned alter and bow before Him and talk with the Lord and deal with the things on my heart that He allows me to leave there forgiven. Friend, my challenge to you today is to exercise this in your life towards another. I also challenge you to study this word in detail, as it would only bring you closer in your walk with the Lord when you understand what mercy is all about.