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

Do you want to be blessed? Would you like your life to be characterized by happiness and joy? Well, what if the answer is to choose mercy? Yes, choose mercy!

I know you feel justified to hold that grudge. Maybe they don’t deserve your kindness. Perhaps, they have treated you badly or done you wrongly, one time too many! However, the beatitude spoken by Jesus in Matthew 5:7, makes it clear, if you are merciful, you will receive mercy. And, if you’re anything like me, you need the mercy of God.

I need the mercy of God.
You need the mercy of God.
We all need the mercy of God!

Take a moment to reflect on Titus 3:3-5.

“For at one time we too were foolish, disobedient, led astray, and enslaved to all sorts of desires and pleasures—living in malice and envy, hateful, and hating one another. But when the kindness of God our Savior and His love for mankind appeared, He saved us, not by the righteous deeds we had done, but according to His mercy, through the washing of new birth and renewal by the Holy Spirit.”

Woe is me, without the mercy of God! We serve a merciful God and Psalm 136 declares that we should give thanks unto the Lord because of His mercy.

But, not only should we give thanks to the Lord; we should seek to be merciful unto others. How dare we soak up the mercies of God, but not extend that same mercy unto others! Make a concerted effort to bear the cross of mercy. Be merciful to that co-worker, you find difficult. Be merciful to that child, who always seems to get in trouble and make the wrong decisions. Be merciful to that driver, who pulled in front of you. Be merciful to your spouse, family, and friends. Choose mercy!

How great is our God, as we extend mercy unto others, He gives us the mercy we need! So let us choose mercy.