Thursday May 21, 2015 “Mercy to the Merciful Only”
Matthew 5:7 “Blessed are the merciful, For they shall obtain mercy.” The King referred to in yesterday’s blog in Matthew 18 who showed the great kindness by forgiving an enormous debt owed by one of his servants was not pleased to discover that the man refused to be kind toward another servant. Pray that there … Continue reading
Wednesday May 20, 2015 “Mercy That Spares”
Matthew 5:7 “Blessed are the merciful, For they shall obtain mercy.” In the Parable of the unmerciful servant recorded in Matthew 18 who would not forgive a small debt due him by a fellow servant, yet this same man was very thankful that the King forgave his enormous debt. The result was the unmerciful servant … Continue reading
Tuesday May 19, 2015 “Inside Out Mercy”
Matthew 5:7 “Blessed are the merciful, For they shall obtain mercy.” In the parable of the sheep and the goats in Matthew 25 we see that mercy is first and inward compassion that leads to outward actions. Providing needs of those who are less fortunate and hurting. Pray today that that believers in America maintain … Continue reading
Monday May 18, 2015 “God of Mercy”
Matthew 5:7 “Blessed are the merciful, For they shall obtain mercy.” In Exodus 34:6-7, the God of Israel declared His Name and that He is merciful and gracious. He said that He will show mercy to thousands. Jesus told us to be perfect as the Heavenly Father is perfect. Mercy is one way we … Continue reading
Sunday May 17, 2015 “Lack of Hearing”
Matthew 5:5 “5 Blessed are the meek, For they shall inherit the earth.” Welcome to Sunday night “We are the People.” Thanks for joining us for a minimum of 15 minutes of intercession concerning the three prayer focuses. In the Book of Amos 8:11 we are told that there would be a day when there would … Continue reading
Saturday May 16, 2015 “The Blessed Hungry”
Matthew 5:6 “6 Blessed are those who hunger and thirst for righteousness, For they shall be filled.” We don’t think of the starving third world child as being blessed. However Jesus uses the metaphor for the need of food and drink as a way of seeing the blessedness found in the lives of His people when … Continue reading
Friday May 15, 2015 “Meekness and Trust”
Matthew 5:5 “5 Blessed are the meek, For they shall inherit the earth.” Meekness seems to be the wrong way to possess anything in life. Aggressive behavior usually yields great return in this world by ruthless individuals or nations. But in the upside down kingdom of God the meek become possessors. Isaiah 57:13 reads, “He who … Continue reading
Thursday May 14, 2015 “Meekness Not Weakness”
Matthew 5:5 “Blessed are the meek, For they shall inherit the earth.” Moses the great lawgiver of Israel was described as meek and Jesus said He himself was meek but that does not mean weak. The ancient Greeks had a saying “meek as a lion” referring to controlled strength. The Holy Spirit gives us power … Continue reading
Wednesday May 13, 2015 “Comforted”
Matthew 5:4 “Blessed are those who mourn, For they shall be comforted.” The tyranny of Satan will one day be brought to a quick and complete end. Sin and death will be destroyed Rev 21:4 . In the end every knee shall bow to our Glorious God and every tongue will confess that He is … Continue reading
Tuesday May 12, 2015 “Those Who Mourn”
Matthew 5:4 “Blessed are those who mourn, For they shall be comforted.” In Revelation 6:10 the cry is “how long, O Lord?” This is a cry of the righteous calling out to God seeing calamity and confusing coming upon the earth. Every day we are seeing this happen in America. The most recent gender “identity … Continue reading
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