“Blessed are the peacemakers, for they will be called children of God.” (Matthew 5: 10). It doesn’t surprise me one bit that the blessing that comes from this attitude is it that “they will be called children of God.” Because, in living this way we are seeking to do what God
Jesus tells us in verse 9, “Blessed are the peacemakers, for they will be called children of God.” The Greek word here translated as “peacemakers” is “eirenopoios” [i-ray-nop-oy-os] and it really means “someone who loves peace”, or a “reconciler&
Let me illustrate how these attitudes–indeed, how these blessings– that Jesus is telling us about build on each other. In the last devotional, we looked at verse 8: “Blessed are the pure in heart, for they will see God.” Remember that “Blessed are the pure in heart̶
Jesus proclaims in Matthew 5:8, “Blessed are the pure in heart, for they will see God.” The “pure in heart” do more than just the right things when it is convenient. Jesus is very clearly putting emphasis on the purity of our inner being. I saw this great definition of purity
Here is something we can all agree about: Tough times come into the lives of everyone. At some point, everyone walks through the valley of sorrows. Jesus makes it very clear that when difficult things come to all of us, and they will, He will sustain us so that we can enjoy life again. I have often
I am going to ask something that sometimes is rare in our culture (this applies to me also). We live is a hustle bustle, “let me scan the book for the bottom line”, “let me hear the highlights kind of world”, don’t we? This journey that we are on with Jesus in studying