Beatitudes
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Merciful
Merciful
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3 “Blessed are the poor in spirit,
for the kingdom of heaven is theirs.
4 Blessed are those who mourn,
for they will be comforted.
5 Blessed are the humble,
for they will inherit the earth.
6 Blessed are those who hunger and thirst for righteousness,
for they will be filled.
7 Blessed are the merciful,
for they will be shown mercy.
7 Blessed are the merciful,
for they will be shown mercy.
It has been said that mercy is compassion in action.
Did you know that the Greek word here used for merciful is used only one other time in the NT.
17 Therefore, he had to be like his brothers and sisters in every way, so that he could become a merciful and faithful high priest in matters pertaining to God, to make atonement for the sins of the people.
Why is it important for the High Priest to be merciful?
Jesus is merciful with us so HE ask us to be merciful with others.
YES even if they bug you.
To not show mercy to someone is to say they should be perfect.
22 Because of the Lord’s faithful love
we do not perish,
for his mercies never end.
23 They are new every morning;
great is your faithfulness!
Jesus renews His mercies every morning and they never end.
Are you glad about that this morning.
You woke up this morning to a time change and New mercies.
So to be merciful is to be like Jesus.
1 Therefore, be imitators of God, as dearly loved children,
You want to imitate God show mercy.
Jesus did this so while.
25 Then an expert in the law stood up to test him, saying, “Teacher, what must I do to inherit eternal life?”
26 “What is written in the law?” he asked him. “How do you read it?”
27 He answered, “Love the Lord your God with all your heart, with all your soul, with all your strength, and with all your mind,” and “your neighbor as yourself.”
28 “You’ve answered correctly,” he told him. “Do this and you will live.”
Why do you think Jesus asked this man a question instead of giving him the answer?
He wanted to teach him something.
29 But wanting to justify himself, he asked Jesus, “And who is my neighbor?”
Who do I have to treat like my self?
So Jesus gives him a parable.
30 Jesus took up the question and said, “A man was going down from Jerusalem to Jericho and fell into the hands of robbers. They stripped him, beat him up, and fled, leaving him half dead. 31 A priest happened to be going down that road. When he saw him, he passed by on the other side. 32 In the same way, a Levite, when he arrived at the place and saw him, passed by on the other side.
33 But a Samaritan on his journey came up to him, and when he saw the man, he had compassion. 34 He went over to him and bandaged his wounds, pouring on olive oil and wine. Then he put him on his own animal, brought him to an inn, and took care of him. 35 The next day he took out two denarii, gave them to the innkeeper, and said, ‘Take care of him. When I come back I’ll reimburse you for whatever extra you spend.’
He cleaned the man up
traded places with him and gave him his animal to ride.
Took him to a inn and said I will pay it all.
What ever the debt I will pay it all.
Then Jesus posses an other question.
36 “Which of these three do you think proved to be a neighbor to the man who fell into the hands of the robbers?”
What did he call the man in the question? “neighbor”
37 “The one who showed mercy to him,” he said.
Then Jesus told him, “Go and do the same.”
Do that!
How would you treat people if Jesus was right there watching you?
He is watching saying you bare my name now prove it with your actions.
7 Blessed are the merciful,
for they will be shown mercy.
Ask your self how can I be merciful?
As we are looking for people to show mercy to, do we ask if they deserve mercy?
How does Jesus show mercy?
Romans 5:8 “8 But God proves his own love for us in that while we were still sinners, Christ died for us.”
I am so glad that Jesus is not far!!!!
Show mercy as Jesus show mercy.
Matthew 5:7 “7 Blessed are the merciful, for they will be shown mercy.”
We show mercy because the mercy that was show to us.
