Blessed Are The Merciful. Mathew 5 Bible Study

Mathew 5:7 says, “Blessed are the merciful for they shall receive mercy.”  None of us are without guilt, not one.  Romans 3:23 reminds us that all of us have sinned and have fallen short of God’s glorious standards.   We have all done things that deserved the wrath of God, but His mercy rescues us.  Mercy is simply withholding the punishment that is deserved.  The passage in Mathew 5:7 reminds us that to get mercy from God, we must give it to others. This is nonnegotiable.  The parable that Jesus told of the unforgiving debtor in Mathew 18:21-35 is a sobering reminder of this truth. It is quite prideful to come and ask God to show us mercy but deny those who have offended or hurt us of that same privilege. How hypocritical.  We live in a fallen world, so we will get hurt by others and the temptation to withhold forgiveness and mercy is ever present.  But the stakes are too high if we choose not to be merciful to others because to be in fellowship with God both now and later, we need His mercy!

 

Anika Jones

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Anika Jones

Anika Jones is a speaker and author of the book Lessons Learned Along The Way: A 40 Day Devotional. She blogs about faith and family at LivingForLater.com and posts weekly videos on her YouTube channels, Living For Later (@livingforlater) and Living Life Now (@livinglifenow). Anika loves speaking about developing intimacy with God and understanding who we are in Christ. She serves alongside her husband in ministry. They live in Illinois with their 6 children.