October 28 The Choice Of Giving
/THE CHOICE OF GIVING
Matt. 5:7 - Happy are the merciful, for they will be shown mercy.
The Motive of Mercy
Vs. 7- Happy are the merciful.
We must experience God’s mercy.
I Peter 1:3 - Praise be to the God and Father of our Lord Jesus Christ. In His great mercy, He has given us new birth into a living hope through the resurrection of Jesus Christ from the dead.
Complete surrender to God.
Romans 12:1 - I beseech you therefore, brethren, by the mercies of God that you present your bodies (yourselves) a living sacrifice to God.
The Marks of Mercy
Matt. 5:7 - Happy are the merciful, for they will be shown mercy.
Mercy is: Kindness
What are the Marks:
1. I’ll accept people where they are.
I Thes. 5:14 - Encourage the timid, help the weak, and be patient with everyone.
2. Keep the Spirit of forgiveness.
Matt. 18:22 - But up to seventy times seven.
Col 3:13 - Be gentle and ready to forgive, never hold grudges. Remember the Lord forgave you, so you must forgive others.
3. We must support each other.
Gal. 6:2 - Bear one another’s burdens.
Hosea 6:6 - For I desire mercy, not sacrifice.
4. I’ll help those who are hurting.
Prov. 3:27 - Whenever you possibly can, do good to those who need it.
I John 3:17-18 - If someone who is supposed to be a Christian has enough money to live well, and sees a brother in need but won’t help him, how can God’s love be in him? Let’s stop just saying we love people, let’s show it by our actions.
The Mastering of Mercy
• Don’t nurse them
• Don’t curse them
• Do release the wound.
You get what you give:
Prov. 11:17 - Your own soul is nourished when you are kind, it is destroyed when your are cruel.
