Blessed Are the Merciful

Blessed are the merciful for they shall obtain mercy. -Matthew 5:7

The best thing you can do if you need healing in your body is to start praying for people to be healed. Believing God for others to be healed increases your capacity to receive healing for yourself.

Jesus said, Blessed are the merciful.” What are you doing when you’re praying for the sick? You’re showing God’s mercy. Blessed are the merciful.” How are the merciful blessed? “For they shall obtain mercy” (Matt. 5:7).

People all through the Gospels cried out for mercy, and the blessing they received was healing. You will receive God's healing mercies as well, as you minister God’s healing mercies to others. This is confirmed in Ephesians 6:8, where it says, “Knowing that whatsoever good thing any man does, the same shall he receive of the Lord, whether he be bond or free.”

Paul states a spiritual principle here. If you’re doing good things, the same good things will be given back to you. Therefore, the best thing you can do when you need healing is to thank God that healing belongs to you and then start finding people to minister to. Go pray for the sick.

Be out doing the work of the ministry, fulfilling the Great Commission, whether your body hurts or not. As you get busy seeking first the kingdom of God and His righteousness and ministering God’s mercy to others, the healing mercies of God will be added to you (Matt. 6:33).

CONFESSION:

Jesus is my healer. I show His mercy to people to help them receive, and I obtain the healing mercy I need.

From: A Devotional for Divine Health Prescription for a Miracle, Mark Brazee, 1999