DAY 132 Read Psalm 41; 44; 45; 49.
Today's reading: Many of the psalms express the truth that the Lord expects His people to be merciful, even as He is merciful.
Memory gem: "Blessed is he that considereth the poor; the Lord will deliver him in time of trouble" (Psalm 41:1).
Thought for today:
"The merciful are 'partakers of the divine nature,' and in them the compassionate love of God finds expression. All whose hearts are in sympathy with the heart of Infinite Love will seek to reclaim and not to condemn. Christ dwelling in the soul is a spring that never runs dry. Where He abides, there will be an overflowing of beneficence.
"To the appeal of the erring, the tempted, the wretched victims of want and sin, the Christian does not ask, Are they worthy? but, How can I benefit them? In the most wretched, the most debased, he sees souls whom Christ died to save and for whom God has given to His children the ministry of reconciliation.
"The merciful are those who manifest compassion to the poor, the suffering, and the oppressed....
"....There is sweet peace for the compassionate spirit, a blessed satisfaction in the life of self-forgetful service for the good of others. The Holy Spirit that abides in the soul and is manifested in the life will soften hard hearts and awaken sympathy and tenderness. You will reap that which you sow....
"He who has given his life to God in ministry to His children is linked with Him who has all the resources of the universe at His command. His life is bound up by the golden chain of the immutable promises with the life of God. The Lord will not fail him in the hour of suffering and need. 'My God shall supply all your need according to His riches in glory by Christ Jesus.' Philippians 4:19. And in the hour of final need the merciful shall find refuge in the mercy of the compassionate Saviour and shall be received into everlasting habitation."--Thoughts From the Mount of Blessing, pp. 22-24.
Today's reading: Many of the psalms express the truth that the Lord expects His people to be merciful, even as He is merciful.
Memory gem: "Blessed is he that considereth the poor; the Lord will deliver him in time of trouble" (Psalm 41:1).
Thought for today:
"The merciful are 'partakers of the divine nature,' and in them the compassionate love of God finds expression. All whose hearts are in sympathy with the heart of Infinite Love will seek to reclaim and not to condemn. Christ dwelling in the soul is a spring that never runs dry. Where He abides, there will be an overflowing of beneficence.
"To the appeal of the erring, the tempted, the wretched victims of want and sin, the Christian does not ask, Are they worthy? but, How can I benefit them? In the most wretched, the most debased, he sees souls whom Christ died to save and for whom God has given to His children the ministry of reconciliation.
"The merciful are those who manifest compassion to the poor, the suffering, and the oppressed....
"....There is sweet peace for the compassionate spirit, a blessed satisfaction in the life of self-forgetful service for the good of others. The Holy Spirit that abides in the soul and is manifested in the life will soften hard hearts and awaken sympathy and tenderness. You will reap that which you sow....
"He who has given his life to God in ministry to His children is linked with Him who has all the resources of the universe at His command. His life is bound up by the golden chain of the immutable promises with the life of God. The Lord will not fail him in the hour of suffering and need. 'My God shall supply all your need according to His riches in glory by Christ Jesus.' Philippians 4:19. And in the hour of final need the merciful shall find refuge in the mercy of the compassionate Saviour and shall be received into everlasting habitation."--Thoughts From the Mount of Blessing, pp. 22-24.
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