Category: Beatitudes
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Ambassador In Chains
This is the eighth and final installment in my series of posts on the beatitudes. “‘Blessed are those who have been persecuted for the sake of righteousness, for theirs is the kingdom of heaven. Blessed are you when people insult you and persecute you, and falsely say all kinds of evil against you because of…
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A Spirit of Adoption
This is the seventh installment in my series of posts on the beatitudes. “‘Blessed are the peacemakers, for they shall be called sons of God.’” Matthew 5:9 What do you want to be known for? We all desire a reputation of some kind; and whether we realize it or not, we all probably have…
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“Show us the Father”
This is the sixth installment in my series of posts on the beatitudes. “‘Blessed are the pure in heart, for they shall see God.” Matthew 5:8 In Exodus 33, Moses says to the Lord, “‘I pray You, show me Your glory!’” God tells Moses that He will let His goodness pass by him; He will…
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The Unpayable Debt
This is the fifth installment in my series of posts on the beatitudes. “Blessed are the merciful, for they shall receive mercy.” Matthew 5:7 In Matthew 18, Jesus tells a parable of a king whose servant owes a great amount to his master. The servant cannot afford to pay his debt, and begs for mercy…
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Desiring God
This is the fourth installment in my series of posts about the beatitudes. “Blessed are those who hunger and thirst for righteousness, for they shall be satisfied.” Matthew 5:6 We could talk a lot about the problems in our world. Every day, humanity seems to fall further from the purpose for which it was created—to…
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Humble Yet Exalted
This is the third installment in my series of posts on the beatitudes. “Blessed are the gentle, for they shall inherit the earth.” Matthew 5:5 Gentle, meek, mild, humble…there are several different ways the Greek adjective “praus” could be translated. Apparently it is an especially difficult word to translate; we don’t have an English counterpart…
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The Valley of the Shadow
This is the second installment in my series of posts on the beatitudes. “Blessed are those who mourn, for they shall be comforted.” Matthew 5:4 Almost everybody has lost somebody. Whether it’s a close friend, a child, a parent, a grandparent, a sibling, a spouse, or any loved one, their loss leaves a seemingly unfillable…
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The End of Myself
This is the first installment in my series of posts on the beatitudes. “‘Blessed are the poor in spirit, for theirs is the kingdom of heaven.’” Matthew 5:3 Jesus’ statement is quite a paradox, isn’t it? How could the poor obtain an entire kingdom? If you think about it, many of the beatitudes are seemingly…
Steadfast, Immovable, Abounding 