Blessed (happy, to be envied, and spiritually prosperous--with life-joy and satisfaction in God's favor and salvation, regardless of their outward conditions) are the merciful, for they shall obtain mercy!
—Matthew 5:7
Mercy appears to be somewhat a matter of sowing and reaping, and I am sure we all want to reap mercy. Therefore, we should learn how to sow it toward a plentiful harvest available when we need it.
What is mercy? It is an attribute of God's character that is seen in how He deals with His people. Mercy is good to us when we deserve punishment. Mercy accepts and blesses us when we deserve to be totally rejected. Mercy understands our weaknesses and infirmities and does not judge and criticize us.
We may go through a period in our walk with God in which He was trying to teach us the importance of mercy and being merciful. He teaches us that we are unable to give mercy to others because we do not know how to receive mercy from Him.
The love of God works the same way. Many are unable to walk in love; one of the reasons is that they have never received the love of God for themselves, so they have none to give away.
Receive God's mercy and love; you cannot give away something you do not have.
Do This:
Begin receiving mercy on a regular basis. As you do, you will find that you have mercy to give to others.
Have a Magnificant Monday
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