Today as we celebrate the Lord’s Supper as a church. I want us to think about the mercy of God, and what mercy He showed each of us by sending His Son to die on the cross. The beatitude that we are going to discuss today and nest week is blessed are the merciful, for they will be showed mercy. Because of the mercy of god we are forgiven and promised eternal life if we put are hope and trust in His Son Jesus Christ.
- What is Mercy?
- From the America Dictionary
- Compassionate treatment, especially of those under one’s power; clemency.
- A disposition to be kind and forgiving: a heart full of mercy.
- Something for which to be thankful; a blessing: It was a mercy that no one was hurt.
- Alleviation of distress; relief: Taking in the refugees was an act of mercy.
- The Greek word used for “Mercy”
- Means the ability to get right inside the other person’s skin until we can see things with their eyes, think things with their mind, and feel things with their feelings.
- This demands a deliberate effort of the mind and will.
- Literally, “to give help to the wretched, to relieve the miserable
- Mercy is meeting people’s needs. It is not simply feeling compassion but showing compassion, not only sympathizing but giving a helping hand.
- Not holding on to grudges and being bitter and uncaring towards others, rather the merciful person remembers his own sin and God’s mercy to him, and so he understands the weaknesses of others, and he forgives.”
By just spending a few minutes looking over several of the meaning of mercy we can clearly see how special of a person the Messiah is to each and every person in the world. I really like the fact that God holds no grudges.
You can download the PowerPoint presentation: Blessed are the Merciful!
