Thursday, May 16, 2013
Faith's Check Book,
Daily Entry
C. H. Spurgeon
We Receive as We Give
Blessed are the merciful for they shall obtain
mercy. (Matthew 5:7)
It
is not meet 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, and those who have been hard masters and hard
creditors will find that the Lord will deal hardly with them. "He shall have
judgment without mercy, that hath shewed no mercy."
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 put harsh constructions
upon men's conduct, nor drive hard bargains, nor pick foolish quarrels, nor be
difficult to please. Surely we wish to be blessed, and we also want to obtain
mercy: let us be merciful, that we may have mercy. Let us fulfill the
condition, that we may earn the beatitude. 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 a blessedness in the thing itself! Moreover, the
obtaining of mercy is a rich reward. What but sovereign grace could suggest
such a promise as this'. We are merciful to our fellow mortal in pence, and the
Lord forgives us "all the debt."
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