1. Jesus did not need a single act of mercy to get him started on the road to mercy, his essence was by nature merciful.
  2. “Poverty of spirit” is not an ethical value we strive for. It is an act of God’s mercy spoken to the deepest recesses of our soul when it’s overwhelmed by God’s grace.
  3. In both Psalms, we hear the Messiah becoming sin for us, and thus he pleads on our behalf before the Father
  4. That is the good news that ifies all hand wringing and wipes away every tear from every eye.