TODAY’S SCRIPTURE 8/22/14 Blessed are the merciful, for they shall receive mercy (Matthew 5:7 NAS) BEATITUDES (5) –THE MERCIFUL Revenge only looks SWEET, in reality it is BITTER. That is why Paul writes: Never AVENGE yourselves. Leave that to God (Romans 12:19 NLT). Satan wants to KEEP you in a constant stew so that you will FORFEIT God’s blessings. Dont let him! Instead choose to: (1) BE GRACIOUS, instead of always having to be RIGHT. Jesus said, The merciful ... receive mercy Un-forgiveness KEEPS you on the merry-go-round of RESENTMENT. Is it that important to make others WRONG and yourself RIGHT? Listen: You cant GET forgiveness ... without ... FORGIVING others. If you REFUSE ... you cut yourself off (Matthew 6: 14-15 TM). Is that a PRICE you are prepared to pay? (2) GO TO THE SOURCE! Often the ROOT of your anger is HIDDEN from you. That is, until you whack your elbow or get stuck in traffic - then you TURN the air blue! Exaggerated anger is often DISPLACED anger; something DEEPER is at work. Ask God to SHOW you what it is. (3) REFUSE TO BE A VICTIM. Mercy HEALS; un-forgiveness makes you a perpetual VICTIM. Plus, while you are BUSY ulcerating and PLANNING your payback, the other guy is out ENJOYING life! God has already PROMISED you justice, so FORGIVE your enemies! In fact, the ONLY people you should consider getting even with - are those who have HELPED you! APPLICATION William Stoddard says, Forgiving the unforgivable is HARD. But so was the cross: hard WORDS, hard WOOD, hard NAILS. Weak people seek RETRIBUTION; mercy is always a CHARACTERISTIC of the strong. So be strong! –TWFYT— Have a Great and Blessed Day!!!! JM
Posted on: Fri, 22 Aug 2014 10:55:30 +0000
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