Be With Me: 7 Minutes of Biblical Wonder
Be With Me is a daily 7 minute chronological walk through the New Testament hosted by Michael Smith. It is for everyone who is curious about what Jesus actually said and did in the gospels. Most episodes will leave you with at least one good thought to chew on for the rest of the day. We start with the Bible and hopefully end with Awe. We are walking through the chronological events of Jesus' life and then thoughtfully considering them. It is meant to spur the devotional life of the Christian and the not-yet-Christian. We occasionally venture into the Old Testament when it helps our understanding of the New Testament events. Everybody has 7 minutes. Everybody needs to wonder. Be With Me is hosted by Michael Smith who has absolutely no special qualifications to do a podcast. He is not a pastor. He has not been to seminary. He does not lead a mega-church. He is not a professional and he has no more credentials than you do. He does, however, follow a great God with an observant eye and a curious heart. Each day, he starts with a study bible and aims for astonishment. ‘be with him’ for 7 minutes as he sets out daily to discover the God who invites us to ‘Be With Me.’
Be With Me: 7 Minutes of Biblical Wonder
Who is the WORST PERSON in your life? S31e45 Mt 5:7
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What should I do with the worst person in my life? Ironically, they may play the largest role in who I become.
I hope you have somebody in your life who doesn't deserve your mercy; maybe deserves your wrath. To do the right thing with mercy (blessed are the merciful...) you have to start with somebody hard; with someone who does not deserve it.
Endeavor Give mercy to one who should be receiving JUSTICE, and watch the kingdom of God, which is the kingdom of MERCY, be extended.
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Who is the WORST PERSON in your life? S31e45 Mt 5:7
What should I do to the worst person in my life?
Brace yourself. We are going to talk about MERCY today
Mercy is a beautiful way to live.
7 “Blessed are the merciful, for they shall receive mercy.
Mercy has been extended to you
Mercy is being requested from you
Mercy is being promised for you
What to do about mercy
Who might I be merciful towards? Those who deserve Justice
Who does not deserve your mercy?
Who is the WORST PERSON IN YOUR LIFE?
Of note, that person may play a critical role in what happens next in your spiritual life WORST PERSON in your life?
The WORST person in your life may be most critical to you becoming the BEST person of your life
For today, the worst person in your life will be the most important person in your life.
To DELIVER mercy, you must find someone who doesn’t deserve it
Find someone that deserves JUSTICE
Find someone who is in your debt
Some one you are NOT inclined to show pity
Someone who deserves the LEAST
Find a person who deserves a rough answer
Think about how we can a fistful of Mercy
Give them a soft answer
Extend pity, give forgiveness,
Perhaps give them “learned forgetfulness” when your inclination is to remember an offense FOREVER, and for many generations
Who should I give to? Somebody hard. The worst person
What should I do to the worst person in my life?
IT HAS TO BE SOMEBODY HARD
Otherwise, it wouldn’t be mercy
Mercy by definition is hard.
It is given to the undeserving.
Even as you endeavor to extend Mercy—
Remember, all the while, you are being shown mercy
where does your MERCY POWER COME FROM
Mercy has been extended to you
Mercy is being requested from you
Mercy is being promised for you
You will be a better mercy GIVER as you understand the mercy you have RECEIVED
Give us eyes to see the mercy You have given us
Saving rescuing, long suffering, bearing with Dwelling amidst
Lord has extended His mercy real-estate, that is, His kingdom over me. He asks I demonstrate to those in my realms, that His Mercy characterizes me. That the apple of mercy does not fall far from the tree.
Mercy received—mercy given
Who should I give to? Somebody hard.
IT HAS TO BE SOMEBODY HARD
Otherwise, it wouldn’t be undeserved mercy
Mercy by definition is hard.
It is given to the undeserving.
The best mercy is extended only to those who don’t deserve it.
If they deserved it, it wouldn’t be mercy
Leaving you with hard, unpleasant, undeserving people
Who does not deserve your mercy?
Of note, that person may play a critical role in what happens next in your spiritual life
The WORST person in your life may be most critical to you becoming the BEST person of your life
The worst person in your life plays an outsized role in the development of your character
To DELIVER mercy, you must find someone who doesn’t deserve it
I HOPE YOU FIND A HORRIBLE, undeserving person in yourlife
He is the one you can deliver mercy to.
How much a fistful of mercery: thinking mercifully, extending mercy in actionable way: speaking mercy, doing mercy.
Let mercy power your soul and mind and hands and wallet.
It must be TOWARDS a hard, unpleasant undeserving, person
Endeavor Give mercy to one who should be receiving JUSTICE, and watchthe kingdom of God, the kingdom of MERCY, be extended.
Find the worst person build a kingdom
Give them merciful thoughts. Merciful words, merciful actions.
Do one merciful thing to the worst person in your life