Introduction:
orm of a bleeding, beaten human being tossed in the opposite corner like a filthy rag. His new cell-mate was naked from the waist up. Sobbing, he stayed in his corner, head down. As the man surveyed the condition of his new cell-mate he thought, He'll never make it through the night. He'll be dead by morning." Then came that still, small familiar voice.
"Give him your blanket."
"But, Lord, if I give him my blanket I'll not survive the night."
"I know. But you will be with Me. Give him your blanket."
The human ball slowly stretched out, the stature of a man. The blanket slipped from his bent shoulders. He walked across the cell and handed the man his blanket.
"Here. The Lord Jesus Christ told me to give you my blanket." For the first time he saw the man's face. It was incredulous with hope.
Another corn of wheat had fallen into the ground! The giver of the blanket died; the recipient lived. He told the story over and over of how he had life through the loving mercy of another, and how he came to know God and His Son, Jesus Christ.
"Blessed are the merciful, for they shall receive mercy." To begin to comprehend this beatitude I believe we must understand the concept of mercy.
"What is mercifulness? It is a gracious disposition toward my fellow creatures and fellow Christians It is that kindness and benevolence that feels the miseries of others. It is a spirit that regards with compassion the sufferings of the afflicted. It is the grace that causes one to deal leniently with an offender and to scorn the taking of revenge.
How elses can we define Mercy without mentioning GOD.... His mercy towards us is what has PREDESTINED us...Romans 8:29, Ephesians 1:5.
Years ago William Shakespeare wrote:
The quality of mercy is not strained;
It droppeth as the gentle rain from heaven
Upon the place beneath; it is twice blest.
It blesseth him that gives and him that takes:
Tis mightiest in the mightiest; it becomes
The throned monarch better than his crown.
orm of a bleeding, beaten human being tossed in the opposite corner like a filthy rag. His new cell-mate was naked from the waist up. Sobbing, he stayed in his corner, head down. As the man surveyed the condition of his new cell-mate he thought, He'll never make it through the night. He'll be dead by morning." Then came that still, small familiar voice.
"Give him your blanket."
"But, Lord, if I give him my blanket I'll not survive the night."
"I know. But you will be with Me. Give him your blanket."
The human ball slowly stretched out, the stature of a man. The blanket slipped from his bent shoulders. He walked across the cell and handed the man his blanket.
"Here. The Lord Jesus Christ told me to give you my blanket." For the first time he saw the man's face. It was incredulous with hope.
Another corn of wheat had fallen into the ground! The giver of the blanket died; the recipient lived. He told the story over and over of how he had life through the loving mercy of another, and how he came to know God and His Son, Jesus Christ.
"Blessed are the merciful, for they shall receive mercy." To begin to comprehend this beatitude I believe we must understand the concept of mercy.
"What is mercifulness? It is a gracious disposition toward my fellow creatures and fellow Christians It is that kindness and benevolence that feels the miseries of others. It is a spirit that regards with compassion the sufferings of the afflicted. It is the grace that causes one to deal leniently with an offender and to scorn the taking of revenge.
How elses can we define Mercy without mentioning GOD.... His mercy towards us is what has PREDESTINED us...Romans 8:29, Ephesians 1:5.
Years ago William Shakespeare wrote:
The quality of mercy is not strained;
It droppeth as the gentle rain from heaven
Upon the place beneath; it is twice blest.
It blesseth him that gives and him that takes:
Tis mightiest in the mightiest; it becomes
The throned monarch better than his crown.
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