Keep that Same Energy
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· 3 viewsMercy is not a weakness that lets people off the hook, but a kingdom pipeline that releases God’s structural favor into our lives by extending that same grace to others.
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"I don't get mad, I get even."
"I don't get mad, I get even."
Mercy is an essential component of the Kingdom
Mercy is an essential component of the Kingdom
Jesus pulls us up on the mountain, stands before a crowd of folks who had every right to be angry at their Roman oppressors, and completely flips the script. He says if you want to experience the highest dimension of Kingdom favor, you have to throw away the culture of revenge. Jesus declares,
"Blessed are the merciful."
"Blessed are the merciful."
“Hold on Jesus, I need to get my lick back...” “They need to pay for the pain they caused me...”
It’s not about what “they” have done to you, its about Who Christ is in you...
Mercy is the active manifestation of compassion that meets a need or pardons an offense
Mercy is the active manifestation of compassion that meets a need or pardons an offense
Mercy in not just a feeling; it’s an action
Mercy in not just a feeling; it’s an action
Mercy identifies us with God because He is merciful
Mercy identifies us with God because He is merciful
When God gives Moses His official "resume" on Mount Sinai, the very first characteristic He leads with isn't His power, His sovereignty, or His anger, it's His mercy.
6 The Lord passed before him and proclaimed, “The Lord, the Lord, a God merciful and gracious, slow to anger, and abounding in steadfast love and faithfulness,
God is Merciful...
God is Merciful...
Mercy is...
The Prerequisite for our Position
The Prerequisite for our Position
7 “Blessed are the merciful, for they shall receive mercy.
The Greek word for merciful here is:
eleemon = a deep-seated compassion that results in practical, hands-on help.
eleemon = a deep-seated compassion that results in practical, hands-on help.
It’s not a passive emotion; it is an active intervention. Mercy does something...
Mercy must always precede the expectation of receiving it.
Mercy must always precede the expectation of receiving it.
You can't demand what you refuse to distribute. In Matthew Henry's commentary, he points out that
We don't extend mercy because people deserve it; we extend it because we ourselves are living monuments of God’s mercy.
We don't extend mercy because people deserve it; we extend it because we ourselves are living monuments of God’s mercy.
Mercy is remembering your own record before you try to judge someone else's
Mercy is remembering your own record before you try to judge someone else's
Merciful people choose to release the right to retaliate
Merciful people choose to release the right to retaliate
Mercy doesn’t mean you minimize the wrong or pretend that boundaries don’t exist. But it does mean you refuse to let bitterness colonize your heart. Like Pastor H.B. Charles Jr. often teaches, a lack of mercy acts like spiritual poison, you drink it hoping the other person dies, but it only destroys you.
Withholding mercy closes the pipeline of God's horizontal alignment in our lives. When you lock someone up in the prison of your unforgiveness, you actually lock yourself out of the freedom of God's comprehensive peace.
Mercy Is...
The Promise of Our Preservation
The Promise of Our Preservation
"...for they shall receive mercy."
"...for they shall receive mercy."
The world thinks that if you show mercy, you get taken advantage of.
Jesus says when you extend mercy on the horizontal level, it secures a divine echo of mercy on the vertical level
Jesus says when you extend mercy on the horizontal level, it secures a divine echo of mercy on the vertical level
“You are going to need some mercy tomorrow that you haven't even thought about today.” -Bishop GE Patterson
“You are going to need some mercy tomorrow that you haven't even thought about today.” -Bishop GE Patterson
22 The steadfast love of the Lord never ceases; his mercies never come to an end;
23 they are new every morning; great is your faithfulness.
God doesn’t hold yesterday’s mistakes against today’s potential
God doesn’t hold yesterday’s mistakes against today’s potential
God doesn't give you a lifetime supply of mercy all at once because He wants you dependent on Him daily. Every time the sun comes up over Baton Rouge, God hits the reset button on His grace for your life.
God’s mercy never runs out!
God’s mercy never runs out!
4 But God, being rich in mercy, because of the great love with which he loved us,
5 even when we were dead in our trespasses, made us alive together with Christ—by grace you have been saved—
God isn't just getting by; He is rich in mercy. You can't bankrupt God's grace because His supply will always outpace your demand.
When you sow mercy into the lives of broken people around you, you are storing up a harvest of divine preservation for the days when your own footsteps slip.
When you sow mercy into the lives of broken people around you, you are storing up a harvest of divine preservation for the days when your own footsteps slip.
