Good Morning Friends,
“Now when he saw the crowds, he went up on a
mountainside and sat down. His disciples came to him, and he began to teach
them, saying: ‘Blessed are the poor in spirit, for theirs is the kingdom of
heaven. Blessed are those who mourn, for they will be comforted. Blessed are
the meek, for they will inherit the earth. Blessed are those who hunger and
thirst for righteousness, for they will be filled. Blessed are the merciful,
for they will be shown mercy. Blessed are the pure in heart, for they will see
God. Blessed are the peacemakers, for they will be called sons of God. Blessed
are those who are persecuted because of righteousness, for theirs is the
kingdom of heaven.’” (Matthew 5:1-10)
Someone has described the Sermon on the Mount
(Matthew 5-7) as the teaching of Jesus capsulated in one sermon. And the
Beatitudes have been described as the teaching of the Sermon on the Mount
summarized in a few verses. The attitudes that Jesus describes and encourages
in the Beatitudes are perfectly modeled in Jesus and they are the attitudes He
longs to build into our lives.
Humility, a proper attitude toward sin,
self-control, a longing for God, mercy, purity, a commitment to helping others,
and a commitment to God, these are the attitudes God would build into our
lives, if we’ll allow Him to.
And the overriding teaching of the Beatitudes
is that when we allow God to build these attitudes into our lives we discover
that the blessing comes to us. The bottom-line is that following God is the
best thing for us and it is the best thing for the people around us, too.
His, by Grace, Steve
No comments:
Post a Comment