BLESSED ARE THE MERCIFUL



By Rev. Michael Benson Ajayi.
Matt 5:7 NKJV  “ Blessed are the merciful, For they shall obtain mercy.
      The word ‘blessed’ is a Greek word which means to be happy, envied, and spiritually prosperous — with life-joy and satisfaction in God's favor and salvation, regardless of one’s outward conditions. It is a state of being well spoken of by God and man . 
          God’s love unconditional but salvation vis a viz the process of appropriation of the provisions of this great salvation is conditional. For example, the scriptures say in Romans 1:17 that ‘the Just shall live by faith’ and that with God all things are possible (Matt19:26) ; this presupposes that access to unlimited resource and boundless opportunities are consequent upon a person working in harmony with God. Faith in God is a must to receive anything from Him and faith is: harmony in divine purpose. Every failure recorded in scripture in the life of God’s people was never attributed to anyone else but their lack of faith which expresses itself through love (Ga 5:6) .
               God is love and full of mercy. The word of God is the word of mercy, and the scripture teaches that the ‘sower’ sows the word (Mk.4:14) of mercy. What this means is that mercy is a type of seed which when sown yields a harvest of mercy that guarantees a life full of joy. Mercy overlooks shortcomings. In life, we struggle with human imperfection and this is characterized by not being able to always meet up with one’s obligations. The harvest of mercy puts us in a position where these shortfalls are overlooked, thus giving us a headway in life. For every time we sow the seed of mercy into a person’s life, there are at least thirty persons assigned to show us kindness. It is this kindness that sustains our marriages, businesses, relationships, jobs, homes etc.
           By virtue of past disappointments from trusted persons we sometimes resort to tow the path of an ‘eye for an eye’ in line with the Old Testament as a result seeds of vengeance are sown leading to more heartbreaks. We are under the New Testament and under this dispensation, mercy is exalted victoriously over judgment (James 2:13). Enemies are made to be at peace with us when we sow seeds of mercy Prov 16:7 KJV “When a man's ways please the Lord, he maketh even his enemies to be at peace with him.” But unfortunately, what is taught by religious entrepreneurs is that which portrays every person we know as a potential witch or wizard, more time is dedicated to preachings on witchcraft than on the ministry of reconciliation that we are called into (2Cor 5:18-19 ) as a result their followers live in perpetual slavery to the fear of man .These witchcraft oriented doctrines is not of God ( Matt 5:43-48) . Perfect love removes fear and makes us immune to witchcraft (luke10,19).
           The scriptures says God prefers mercy to judgment, James 2:13 AMP “For to him who has shown no mercy the judgment [will be] merciless, but mercy [full of glad confidence] exults victoriously over judgment” most religions of the world preach judgmental-ism but Jesus said Matt 9:13 KJV  “..I will have mercy, and not sacrifice: for I am not come to call the righteous, but sinners to repentance.” What this means is that, being vindictive in a relationship does not bring about positive change; it is the mercy shown to a weak or repentant party that leads to love in a relationship. We love God because He is trustworthy, forgives us our sins and overlooks our weaknesses.
            The word of God is truth (John17:17) and it is when the word in spoken in mercy that the power for divine favour is manifested in our lives (Mark11:25). Mercy activates goodwill from men. The scriptures says  Prov 3:3-4 NKJV “Let not mercy and truth forsake you; Bind them around your neck, Write them on the tablet of your heart, And so find favour and high esteem In the sight of God and man.” Walking in mercy leads to goodwill before God and a high esteem beyond what money can buy. As you read this receive a crown of high esteem in Jesus name.
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