May 16, 2011
We Receive as We Give
"Blessed are the merciful, for they shall obtain mercy."
~ Matthew 5:7
"It is not right that the man who will not forgive should be forgiven, nor shall he who will not give to the poor have his own wants relieved. God will measure to us with our own bushels. "Judgment is without mercy to the one who has shown no mercy" (James 2:13).
This day let us try to give and to forgive. Let us mind the two bears - bear and forbear. Let us be kind, gentle, and tender. Let us not drive hard bargains, or pick foolish quarrels, or be difficult to please. Surely we wish to be blessed: let us be merciful, that we may have mercy. Let us fulfill the condition, that we may earn the beautitude. Is it not a pleasant duty to be kind? Is there not much more sweetness in it than in being angry and ungenerous? Why, there is blessedness in the thing itself!"
(By: Charles H. Spurgeon ~ One Minute Devotions)
LORD, PLEASE HELP US NOT TO BE SELFISH, BUT TO GIVE OUT WHEN WE HAVE MORE THAN WE NEED TO THE POOR. HELP US TO BE A LOVING PERSON THAT WE WILL BE FORGIVING TOWARD SOMEONE ELSE. LORD, HELP US TO BE MORE LIKE YOU. THIS WE ASK IN JESUS CHRIST' PRECIOUS NAME, AMEN.
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