Dr. Michael Youssef calls us to extend Christ’s mercy to others in today's devotional.
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One out of every seven Christians around the globe suffers intense persecution. As hatred toward followers of Jesus increases, we will be forced to either take a stand for Christ or retreat into cowardice. We will be forced to either proclaim our love for Jesus or deny our Lord.
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[00:00:00] You are listening to My Devotional, the daily devotional from Dr. Michael Youssef and Leading the Way. Blessed are the Conduits of Mercy by Dr. Michael Youssef. It is no more natural today to exercise mercy than 2,000 years ago when Jesus pronounced these magnificent words, Blessed are the merciful, for they will be shown mercy. In Roman society, mercy
[00:00:28] indicated weakness that you don't have the strength of a real Roman citizen. Today, our culture disdains mercy and glorifies brutality, or it takes the other extreme, promoting a cheap version of mercy that glosses over sin. Jesus' mercy is neither weak nor cheap. It doesn't wink at sin or refuse to deal with wrongdoing. Jesus' mercy flows from love and
[00:00:53] produces forgiveness. It does not ignore justice, but is itself justice. It is not grounded upon sentimentality, but upon His blood poured out on the cross as payment for our sin. Because of God's grace, mercy and justice meet at the cross. Jesus is calling us to be conduits of His mercy to others. When you show mercy, when you reach out to others to meet their needs
[00:01:20] in compassion and with generosity and to build relationship and humility, you open your heart to receive mercy from the hand of God day after day. When you exercise mercy, you break the spiritual bondage that's stopping you from growing in grace. For when you show mercy, God's Spirit is mercifully at work, transforming you into Christ's likeness and making you fruitful
[00:01:44] for the kingdom of God. Thus, it truly is the merciful who receive mercy. Let's pray together. Lord, may we remember the mercy that we've received and give thanks every day. May the mercy that we've been given make us merciful in turn, eager to forgive, bearing the cost of that forgiveness. We pray this in the name of Jesus. Amen.
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