THE BEATITUDES - Blessed are the merciful, For they shall obtain mercy.

THE BEATITUDES

Blessed are the merciful,

                For they shall obtain mercy.

This is the blessings for those who are merciful and only in this case it is be something so that you obtain the same. Be merciful and obtain mercy. 

God is always merciful, in Romans 5:8 He demonstrates his own love for us in this: While we were still sinners, Christ died for us. It is not when we turned away from our sins and being righteous he died. But yet we were still sinners.

                                                                                                

 It is also said in Matt 9:11-13 “It is not the healthy who need a doctor, but the sick. 

13 But go and learn what this means: ‘I desire mercy, not sacrifice.’ For I have not come to call the righteous, but sinners.”

Mercy is an act of God towards us. He says we can obtain it by being one. Showing mercy among our fellow beings and to all other creatures as he did is a great act.

Mercy of God triumph over judgment (James 2:13).

Mercy is what God desires and not sacrifice (Matt 9:11).

Mercy saves us, not the Righteousness of our living (Titus 3:5)

Lamentations 3:22-23

King James Version (KJV)

22 It is of the Lord's mercies that we are not consumed, because his compassions fail not.

23 They are new every morning: great is thy faithfulness.

The Parable of the Unmerciful Servant

Matthew 18:21-35 (NIV)

21 Then Peter came to Jesus and asked, “Lord, how many times shall I forgive my brother or sister who sins against me? Up to seven times?”

22 Jesus answered, “I tell you, not seven times, but seventy-seven times.

23 “Therefore, the kingdom of heaven is like a king who wanted to settle accounts with his servants.

24 As he began the settlement, a man who owed him ten thousand bags of gold was brought to him.

25 Since he was not able to pay, the master ordered that he and his wife and his children and all that he had be sold to repay the debt.

26 “At this the servant fell on his knees before him. ‘Be patient with me,’ he begged, ‘and I will pay back everything.’

27 The servant’s master took pity on him, canceled the debt and let him go.

28 “But when that servant went out, he found one of his fellow servants who owed him a hundred silver coins. He grabbed him and began to choke him. ‘Pay back what you owe me!’ he demanded.

29 “His fellow servant fell to his knees and begged him, ‘Be patient with me, and I will pay it back.’

30 “But he refused. Instead, he went off and had the man thrown into prison until he could pay the debt.

31 When the other servants saw what had happened, they were outraged and went and told their master everything that had happened.

32 “Then the master called the servant in. ‘You wicked servant,’ he said, ‘I canceled all that debt of yours because you begged me to.

33 Shouldn’t you have had mercy on your fellow servant just as I had on you?’

34 In anger his master handed him over to the jailers to be tortured, until he should pay back all he owed.

35 “This is how my heavenly Father will treat each of you unless you forgive your brother or sister from your heart.”

Romans 9:15 ESV

For he says to Moses, “I will have mercy on whom I have mercy, and I will have compassion on whom I have compassion.”

David’s Cry for Mercy to God:

Psalm 18:25 ESV

With the merciful you show yourself merciful; with the blameless man you show yourself blameless;

Psalm 25:6-9 ESV

Remember your mercy, O Lord, and your steadfast love, for they have been from of old. Remember not the sins of my youth or my transgressions; according to your steadfast love remember me, for the sake of your goodness, O Lord! Good and upright is the Lord; therefore he instructs sinners in the way. He leads the humble in what is right, and teaches the humble his way.

Psalm 40:11-12 ESV

As for you, O Lord, you will not restrain your mercy from me; your steadfast love and your faithfulness will ever preserve me! For evils have encompassed me beyond number; my iniquities have overtaken me, and I cannot see; they are more than the hairs of my head; my heart fails me.

 New King James Version (NKJV)

Thanksgiving to God for His Enduring Mercy

136 Oh, give thanks to the Lord, for He is good!

    For His mercy endures forever.

2 Oh, give thanks to the God of gods!

    For His mercy endures forever.

3 Oh, give thanks to the Lord of lords!

    For His mercy endures forever:

4 To Him who alone does great wonders,

    For His mercy endures forever;

5 To Him who by wisdom made the heavens,

    For His mercy endures forever;

6 To Him who laid out the earth above the waters,

    For His mercy endures forever;

7 To Him who made great lights,

    For His mercy endures forever—

8 The sun to rule by day,

    For His mercy endures forever;

9 The moon and stars to rule by night,

    For His mercy endures forever.

10 To Him who struck Egypt in their firstborn,

    For His mercy endures forever;

11 And brought out Israel from among them,

    For His mercy endures forever;

12 With a strong hand, and with an outstretched arm,

    For His mercy endures forever;

13 To Him who divided the Red Sea in two,

    For His mercy endures forever;

14 And made Israel pass through the midst of it,

For His mercy endures forever;

15 But overthrew Pharaoh and his army in the Red Sea,

    For His mercy endures forever;

16 To Him who led His people through the wilderness,

    For His mercy endures forever;

17 To Him who struck down great kings,

    For His mercy endures forever;

18 And slew famous kings,

    For His mercy endures forever—

19 Sihon king of the Amorites,

    For His mercy endures forever;

20 And Og king of Bashan,

    For His mercy endures forever—

21 And gave their land as a heritage,

    For His mercy endures forever;

22 A heritage to Israel His servant,

    For His mercy endures forever.

23 Who remembered us in our lowly state,

    For His mercy endures forever;

24 And rescued us from our enemies,

    For His mercy endures forever;

25 Who gives food to all flesh,

    For His mercy endures forever.

26 Oh, give thanks to the God of heaven!

    For His mercy endures forever.

 Proverbs 28:13 (KJV)

13 He that covereth his sins shall not prosper: but whoso confesseth and forsaketh them shall have mercy. 

Titus 3:5 ESV

He saved us, not because of works done by us in righteousness, but according to his own mercy, by the washing of regeneration and renewal of the Holy Spirit,

Hebrews 4:16 ESV

Let us then with confidence draw near to the throne of grace, that we may receive mercy and find grace to help in time of need.

James 2:13   ESV

For judgment is without mercy to one who has shown no mercy. Mercy triumphs over judgment.

1 Peter 1:3 ESV

Blessed be the God and Father of our Lord Jesus Christ! According to his great mercy, he has caused us to be born again to a living hope through the resurrection of Jesus Christ from the dead.

Have A Merciful and A Blessed Day Ahead