Crucial Aspects of Matthew 5 Through 7
Message Four
Blessed Are the Merciful, for They Shall Be Shown Mercy and Receive Mercy
THE EXTRACT OF THE OUTLINES
Scripture reading:
Matt. 5:7 Blessed are the merciful, for they shall be shown mercy.
Rom. 9:15 For to Moses He says, “I will have mercy on whomever I will have mercy, and I will have compassion on whomever I will have compassion.”
I. “‘I will have mercy on whom I will have mercy…’ So then it is not of him who wills, nor of him who runs, but of God who shows mercy”—Rom. 9:15a, 16; Matt. 9:13: (Monday)
A. Mercy is the furthest reaching of God’s attributes; it reaches further than His grace and love—Matt. 9:13.
B. Our concept is that he who wills will get what he wills to get, and he who runs will gain what he pursues; on the contrary, God’s selection is of God who shows mercy—Rom. 9:16.
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C. If we would serve God in His New Testament economy, we need to know that it is wholly a matter of God’s sovereign mercy; God’s mercy toward us depends on His sovereignty—Rom. 9:15-16, 23; Heb. 4:16. (Tuesday)
D. The more we see that everything related to us is a matter of God’s mercy, the more we will bear our responsibility before the Lord; however, even our willingness to bear responsibility is of God’s mercy.
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E. The principle revealed in Romans 9 is that everything depends on God’s mercy; we must see God’s mercy once for all and definitely contact God’s mercy—Rom. 9:15-16, 23; Eph. 2:4. (Wednesday)
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F. Let us therefore come forward with boldness to the throne of grace that we may receive mercy and find grace for timely help—Heb. 4:16. (Thursday)
G. God’s mercy and grace are always available to us; however, we need to exercise our spirit to come forward to the throne of grace so that we may receive mercy and find grace—v. 16.
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II. Blessed are the merciful, for they shall be shown mercy; for the kingdom of the heavens, we need to be not only righteous but also merciful—Matt. 5:7: (Friday)
A. If we are merciful to others, the Lord will be merciful to us, especially at His judgment seat—2 Tim. 1:16, 18; James 2:12-13.
B. We must learn to be righteous toward ourselves and merciful toward others.
III. “Grace, mercy, peace from God the Father and Christ Jesus our Lord”—2 Tim. 1:2.
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IV. For judgment is without mercy to him who has shown no mercy; mercy triumphs over judgment; if we are merciful to our brothers today, we will be shown mercy by the Lord at His judgment seat in the future—James 2:13; Rom. 14:10. (Saturday)
V.We need to prostrate ourselves before the Lord and worship Him for His mercy; the more we worship Him for His mercy, the more we are elevated—Psa. 145; Isa. 63:9; Eph. 2:4-5.
