The beatitudes….
The poor in sprit, the mourning, the meek, those hungry for righteousness, the merciful, the pure in heart, the peacemakers, the persecuted, the reviled…is there ever any hope …
I can see Jesus sitting on that uncomfortable rock on the hillside speaking with these words of hope and encouragement to listening, eager ears…the downhearted, the searching, the seeking, those hungering for truth, those hungering for a redeemer, a leader, a healer…this man who spoke so kindly, touched their children with love…encouraging them to seek and find…to be a light…to be salt in a tasteless world…
And He still speaks to the same people generations later with the same encouragement…the same redeeming words…through His Word, through His Spirit…the message hasn’t changed, people really haven’t changed…
Listen with your heart, soul and mind…thank YOU….
Seeing the crowds, he went up on the mountain, and when he sat down, his disciples came to him.
And he opened his mouth and taught them, saying:
“Blessed are the poor in spirit, for theirs is the kingdom of heaven. “Blessed are those who mourn, for they shall be comforted. “Blessed are the meek, for they shall inherit the earth.
“Blessed are those who hunger and thirst for righteousness, for they shall be satisfied.
“Blessed are the merciful, for they shall receive mercy.
“Blessed are the pure in heart, for they shall see God.
“Blessed are the peacemakers, for they shall be called sons of God.
“Blessed are those who are persecuted for righteousness' sake, for theirs is the kingdom of heaven.
“Blessed are you when others revile you and persecute you and utter all kinds of evil against you falsely on my account.
Rejoice and be glad, for your reward is great in heaven, for so they persecuted the prophets who were before you.
“You are the salt of the earth, but if salt has lost its taste, how shall its saltiness be restored? It is no longer good for anything except to be thrown out and trampled under people's feet.
“You are the light of the world. A city set on a hill cannot be hidden. Nor do people light a lamp and put it under a basket, but on a stand, and it gives light to all in the house. In the same way, let your light shine before others, so that they may see your good works and give glory to your Father who is in heaven.
Matt.5.1-16
Photos from the church of the Beatitudes, Israeli…on the hillside looking down on the Sea of Galilee…
My Redeemer
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XRW-jr_PnbQ
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