Charles Spurgeon Commentary Matthew 5:7

"Blessed are the merciful: for they shall obtain mercy." — Matthew 5:7 (ASV)

Blessed are the merciful:

The forgiving, the generous, the kind: Blessed are the merciful: –

Blessed are the merciful: for they shall obtain mercy.

"The merciful" are those who are always ready to forgive, always ready to help the poor and needy, always ready to overlook what they might well condemn; and "they shall obtain mercy."

They forgive and they are forgiven. They judge charitably and they shall not be condemned. They help the needy and they shall be helped in their need. What we are to others, God will be to us.

Some have to labor hard with their stinginess to be kind, but the blessing lies not only in doing a merciful act, but in being merciful in disposition. Followers of Jesus must be people of mercy, for they have found mercy and mercy has found them. As we look for mercy of the Lord in that day, we must show mercy in this day.