We just
got done here on the front porch looking at what it means to be meek. We’re going to look now at mercy which has to
do with our relationship with each other.
JESUS
is saying here that you get what you give. It’s the law of direct return. If you criticize other people, they’re going
to criticize you. If you’re friendly to
other people, they’re going to be friendly to you. If you’re merciful to other people, they’ll
be merciful to you. If you want to be
happy, treat people right.
Matthew
5.7 (Phillips) says, “Happy are the merciful,
for they will have mercy shown to them!”
JESUS
is saying here that you get what you give. It’s the law of direct return. If you criticize other people, they’re going
to criticize you. If you’re friendly to
other people, they’re going to be friendly to you. If you’re merciful to other people, they’ll
be merciful to you. If you want to be
happy, treat people right.
So what
is the right way to treat people? Be
merciful.
What
is mercy? Mercy
is love in action.
It’s
more than just an attitude, more than just feeling sorry for people. It’s doing something.
The
Bible says GOD is a merciful GOD. Notice
Psalm 145.8 (NLT), “The LORD is kind and merciful, slow to get angry, full
of unfailing love.” If you want to
be like GOD, you have to learn to be merciful.
Just a
thought from the front porch…
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