Letting God speak
Matthew 5:9 Blessed are the peacemakers, for they shall be called sons of God. To make peace, one must first know what peace is. True peace is the inner security that you are right with God. When a person is truly and fully confident of their relationship with God then nothing can cause them anxiety, …
Matthew 5:8 Blessed are the pure in heart, for they shall see God. Being pure in heart means that one’s desires, thoughts, intentions, and decisions are pleasing to God. It is a heart that loves the Lord and loves His ways. It is a heart that has been transformed by the Holy Spirit to be …
Matthew 5:7 Blessed are the merciful, for they shall receive mercy. In the Kingdom of God, mercy is a very cyclical concept. Those who receive mercy from God are prone to be merciful which pleases God and He shows the same people more mercy. All Christians, by the fact that they are God’s children, have …
On the way into work this morning I was praying and was struck with the “revelation” of just how absurd the Christian faith is. I mean just think about it for a minute … an eternal, all-powerful, omniscient, infinite, being loves us. He cares for us so much that He became one of us to …
Matthew 5:6 Blessed are those who hunger and thirst for righteousness, for they shall be satisfied. Most Americans cannot fully grasp the depth of what is being stated in this verse because most Americans have never really faced true hunger and thirst. Hunger and thirst are basic human needs. In fact, they are two of …
Matthew 5:5 Blessed are the meek, for they shall inherit the earth. In modern vernacular, “meek” has the connotation of weakness. This is not the meaning that Jesus was trying to convey. He meant true humility. He was referring to people who were humble in the biblical sense of the word. Humility, or meekness, is …
Matthew 5:4 Blessed are those who mourn, for they shall be comforted. Mourning is by its very nature an unpleasant experience. It means something bad has happened and the one mourning is in emotional pain. Jesus is not saying that mourning is good but rather the result is good. Those who mourn will be comforted. …
Matthew 5:3 Blessed are the poor in spirit, for theirs is the Kingdom of Heaven. Previously, I pointed out that “blessed” meant “good”. In this verse Jesus is saying that it is good if you are poor in spirit. Not so much that spiritual poverty is good but rather the Godly promise that comes with …
Matthew 5:1 – 2 Seeing the crowd, He (Jesus) went up on the mountain, and when He sat down, his disciples came to Him. And He opened up His mouth and taught them … Previously I stated that the Sermon on the Mount is a basic introduction to the culture of the Kingdom of …
2 Corinthians 7:1 … let us cleanse ourselves from every defilement of body and spirit bringing holiness to completion in the fear of God. My goal for this blog is to dive God’s Word and see what it says. Obviously, since it is my blog the lessons/devotions are going to be my interpretation of what …