Yeshua (Jesus) is Lord: Beatitudes

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Thursday, April 17, 2025

Blessed Are the Merciful

Gospel mercy is not a product of human nature it is the fruit of a heart transformed by divine grace. Before regeneration, we were hard, self-centered and indifferent to the souls of others. But when God had mercy on us pardoning our sin, cleansing our guilt, and raising us from spiritual death He made us into merciful people.

This beatitude is not a call to earn mercy, but a declaration of the mercy which God's grace produces in those whom He saves. Mercy is that compassion which is moved by the sight of misery, and which attempts to relieve those in misery. What greater misery exists, than the misery of sin? What deeper need can there be, than the need of pardon from the thrice holy God? The merciful, then, are those who are moved not merely by physical suffering but by the eternal peril of those who are rushing madly on to a dreadful Hell! Having themselves tasted the sweetness of forgiveness, they long to see others reconciled to God.

They pray, they plead, they labor that sinners might flee to Christ. They are not content to let men run undisturbed to damnation they intervene, with the gospel of mercy in their mouths, and the love of Christ in their hearts. And what is the promise? "They shall obtain mercy!" The merciful shall be shown mercy in their daily walk receiving patience, grace, and strength from their Heavenly Father. And on that final day when they stand before the Judge of all, they will not receive the awful sentence they so justly deserved.

Instead of Hell, they will be met with mercy divine, sovereign, everlasting mercy! The One who should have banished them to Hell, will, in His great mercy on the unworthy, welcome them into glory! With nail-pierced hands, He will receive them those who were once ill-deserving and Hell-deserving, declaring before all Heaven: "These are My merciful ones redeemed by My Son's sin-atoning death, kept by My power, and now brought Home by My marvelous mercy!"

[A. W. Pink]

Matthew 5:7 ... Blessed are the merciful: for they shall obtain mercy.

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Thursday, February 6, 2025

~ Blessed ~

Blessed are the poor in spirit: for theirs is the kingdom of heaven.

Blessed are they that mourn: for they shall be comforted.

Blessed are the meek: for they shall inherit the earth.

Blessed are they which do hunger and thirst after righteousness: for they shall be filled.

Blessed are the merciful: for they shall obtain mercy.

Blessed are the pure in heart: for they shall see God.

Blessed are the peacemakers: for they shall be called the children of God.

Blessed are they which are persecuted for righteousness' sake: for theirs is the kingdom of heaven.

Blessed are ye, when men shall revile you, and persecute you, and shall say all manner of evil against you falsely, for my sake.

Rejoice, and be exceeding glad: for great is your reward in heaven: for so persecuted they the prophets which were before you.

Matthew 5:3-12 ~ The Beatitudes

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Wednesday, July 23, 2014

Plato's Wish

Plato expressed a desire that the moral law might become a living personage, that men seeing it thus incarnate, might be charmed by its beauty. Plato's wish was fulfilled in Jesus Christ! The holiness and the beauty of the divine law were revealed in Him. The Beatitudes contain an outline of the ideal life but the Beatitudes are only a transcript of the life of Christ Himself! What He taught about love was but His own love stated in a course of living lessons for His friends to learn. When He said that we should be patient, gentle, thoughtful, forgiving, and kind, He was only saying, "Follow Me!"

If we could gather from the most godly people who ever have lived, the little fragments of lovely character which have blossomed out in each, and bring all these fragments into one personality we would have the beauty of Jesus Christ! In one person you find gentleness, in another meekness, in another purity of heart, in another humility, in another kindness, in another patience. But in the holiest of men, there are only two or three qualities of ideal beauty along with much that is stained and blemished, mingled with these qualities. In Christ, however, all that is excellent is found, with no flaw!

[J. R. Miller]

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Song of Solomon 4:7 ... Thou art all fair, my love; there is no spot in thee.

Matthew 5:2-11 ... And he opened his mouth, and taught them, saying, Blessed are the poor in spirit: for theirs is the kingdom of heaven. Blessed are they that mourn: for they shall be comforted. Blessed are the meek: for they shall inherit the earth. Blessed are they which do hunger and thirst after righteousness: for they shall be filled. Blessed are the merciful: for they shall obtain mercy. Blessed are the pure in heart: for they shall see God. Blessed are the peacemakers: for they shall be called the children of God. Blessed are they which are persecuted for righteousness' sake: for theirs is the kingdom of heaven. Blessed are ye, when men shall revile you, and persecute you, and shall say all manner of evil against you falsely, for my sake.

Mark 8:34 ... And when he had called the people unto him with his disciples also, he said unto them, Whosoever will come after me, let him deny himself, and take up his cross, and follow me. ❤

Saturday, May 15, 2010

The Sermon

And seeing the multitudes, he went up into a mountain: and when he was set, his disciples came unto him: And he opened his mouth, and taught them, saying ...

Blessed... Matthew 5:1-2 ♥