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The Beatitudes Matthew 5:1-12
The Beatitudes Everybody who is a citizen of Heaven came to God with a heart like this... And they are truly blessed.
• Everybody who is saved is a part of the Kingdom of God/Kingdom of Heaven. • We continue the same way that we started, so we always need to be reminded of these things. • These are not the sorts of qualities most people associate with blessedness.
• Kingdom of Heaven Everybody who is going to Heaven. Same as the Kingdom of God. • Beatitude A beatitude is a blessing. • Persecuted Means suffering because of what other people do to you.
• Blessed are the poor in spirit People who are poor in spirit are people who know very well how messed up they are on the inside. They need to put it right. They need to always be in touch with their failures. • Blessed are those who mourn This is talking about people who mourn over the sadness of sin. Firstly, in their own life and also in the world around them, because God is also sad about it. • Blessed are the meek Meek people are humble. They put others first and they submit to God. But they are very, very strong in character - Moses and Jesus are the two meekest people in the Bible. • Blessed are those who hunger and thirst after righteosness This speaks for itself... But it is very confronting. Is this me?
• Blessed are the merciful Mercy is compassion and kindness, especially when the person does not deserve it. It is against human nature, but not for Christians. • Blessed are the pure in heart A “pure heart” is one that only has one love. If a heart is divided between two loves, two ultimate purposes or some other division, then it is not pure. • Blessed are the peacemakers The making of peace is one of the most important themes of the Bible and of salvation. When we were enemies with God, He made peace with us. We therefore MUST be peacemakers with others (and with God... confess sin). • Blessed are the persecuted We don’t worry about this one so much... Except that fear can stop us from speaking out about whats right or who we really are. The promise of Jesus is that any suffering which we receive for being bold will be more than repaid in Heavenly rewards.
• Another Beatitude... The Lord bless you and keep you; the Lord make his face to shine upon you and be gracious to you; the Lord lift up his countenance upon you and give you peace. Numbers 6:24-26
• What is the ULTIMATE blessing? The Bible teaches that the biggest, greatest and most incredible blessing any person will ever receive is the blessing of seeing God. • Jesus said, “Nobody has seen God at any time.” • God said to Moses, “You cannot see my face, for man shall not see me and live.” • Paul wrote, “He (God) who is the blessed and only Sovereign, the King of kings and Lord of lords, who alone has immortality, who dwells in unapproachable light, whom no one has ever seen or can see.” So... Who can see God? • 1 John 3:2 gives us the answer, “Beloved, we are God’s children now, and what we will be has not yet appeared; but we know that when he appears we shall be like him, because we shall see him as he is.” Everybody in the Kingdom of God (every Christian) will one day see God! This is the ultimate blessing, because: • We will be fully redeemed and sinless, with perfect bodies (this is why we will be able to handle seeing Him, whereas we can’t now). • We will be with Jesus. • We will be living in Heaven with eternal life. • This is what we were made for, but we fell... So this is full restoration of our purpose. Now notice the references to seeing God in Numbers 6:24-26 and in the Beatitudes... Pretty cool, yes?
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