BLESSED ARE THE MERCIFUL
Hosea 6:1-6; Psalm 85: 4-13
In the gospel of Matthew, the Lord said: “Blessed are the merciful, for they shall obtain mercy.” The concept of mercy connotes being kind, amiable, or philanthropic toward other. As much as we know those are respected positions that we should have, we should know that there’s much more. We will never understand the meaning of the mercy of Jesus until He fills us with Himself. O blessed Lord! Can there ever be one like Him? Can you think of such rarity, such beauty, such self-sacrifice? “Blessed are the merciful “You cannot be filled with the Lord and not be merciful. You cannot have the baptism with power without this supernatural mercy, this divine touch of heaven that stops satanic forces, frees the oppressed, and strengthens the helpless. This is the spirit that God wants to give us. Oh, for heaven to bend down upon us with this deep inward cry for a touch of Him, His majesty, His glory, His might, His power!
It is a very remarkable thing that the merciful always obtain mercy. It is a matter of sowing and reaping. Look at the measure of this spiritual harvest: first full, then pressed down, then shaken together, and then running over (Luke 6:38). This divine touch of heaven is lovely. It is the most charming thing on earth, sweeter than all. God wants you to have this new wine. It thrills the human heart. How it mightily sweeps you right into heaven! Let no day pass without you showing mercy to someone. Be kind to people especially the ones that look up to you foe one thing or the other. Doing this will yield enormous dividends of mercy and enable you to “come boldly to the throne of grace and obtain mercy” (Heb. 4:16). Come, and the Lord will bless you.
MEDITATION: For they shall receive mercy.
