Matthew 5:3-8 NLT
3 “God blesses those who are poor and realize their need for him,a
for the Kingdom of Heaven is theirs.
4 God blesses those who mourn, for they will be comforted.
5 God blesses those who are humble, for they will inherit the whole earth.
6 God blesses those who hunger and thirst for justice, for they will be satisfied.
7 God blesses those who are merciful, for they will be shown mercy.
8 God blesses those whose hearts are pure, for they will see God.
1. Mercy
is Mercy
MERCY– Choosing NOT to give someone what they Deserve
James 2:13 NLT There will be no mercy for those who have not shown mercy to others. But if you have been merciful, God will be merciful when he judges you.
ESV For judgment is without mercy to one who has shown no mercy. Mercy triumphs over judgment.
Matt 18:32
32 Then the king called in the man he had forgiven and said, ‘You evil servant! I forgave you that tremendous debt because you pleaded with me. 33 Shouldn’t you have mercy on your fellow servant, just as I had mercy on you?
35 “That’s what my heavenly Father will do to you if you refuse to forgive your brothers and sisters from your heart.”
He GIVES us GRACE!
*Titus 3:5 ESV* He saved us, not because of works done by us in righteousness, but according to his own mercy, by the washing of regeneration and renewal of the Holy Spirit,
2.
a PURE HEART
Prov 4:23 – NLT Guard your heart above all else, for it determines the course of your life.
Psalm 51: 1-2, 7 NLT 1 Have mercy on me, O God, because of your unfailing love. Because of your great compassion, blot out the stain of my sins.
2 Wash me clean from my guilt. Purify me from my sin.
7 Purify me from my sins, and I will be clean; wash me, and I will be whiter than snow.
Isaiah 1:18 NLT “Come now, let’s settle this,” says the LORD. “Though your sins are like scarlet, I will make them as white as snow. Though they are red like crimson, I will make them as white as wool.
Revelation 7:14 ESV… “These are the ones coming out of the great tribulation. They have washed their robes and made them white in the blood of the Lamb.