As clearly as I have ever heard anything from the heart of God, He spoke these three things to me for all of us; Grow up and get with the program Get your eyes off yourself and onto the big picture Lay down your tradition and unbelief and fasten your seatbelt. Glenda Wilson OK God, [...]
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Image via Wikipedia Blessed are they which are persecuted for righteousness’ sake: for theirs is the kingdom of heaven. Blessed are ye, when men shall revile you, and persecute you, and shall say all manner of evil against you falsely, for my sake. Rejoice, and be exceeding glad: for great is your reward in heaven: [...]
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Image via Wikipedia Mat 5:9 Blessed are the peacemakers: for they shall be called the children of God. I have heard unbelievers tell me the Bible is full of contradictions. I suppose it can look that way if you don’t realize that God is working with a very, very long timeline and that much of [...]
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Image by TheChristianAlert.org via Flickr Mat 5:8 Blessed are the pure in heart: for they shall see God. (KJV) If none of us is righteous in ourselves, who then of us is pure in heart? God is holy. There is no darkness in Him so only the pure in heart can stand in His presence. [...]
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Image via Wikipedia Mat 5:7 Blessed are the merciful: for they shall obtain mercy. The laws of sowing and reaping always apply so it is clear that if you sow mercy, you will reap mercy. So let’s consider what mercy is. The Strongs Concordance says that mercy is to have compassion in word or deed [...]
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Image via Wikipedia Mat 5:6 Blessed are they which do hunger and thirst after righteousness: for they shall be filled. At first look, this verse seems obvious. When Jesus literally walks this Earth, Justice, truth and righteousness will be the order of the day. The word filled here means to be gorged or have plenty [...]
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Image by premasagar via Flickr Mat 5:5 Blessed are the meek: for they shall inherit the earth. Alright, unless we know what God means by meek, we will never understand this verse. To our way of thinking, meek means gentleness but it generally denotes weakness or a sense of being cowed because there’s nothing else [...]
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Image by Getty Images via Daylife Mat 5:4 Blessed are they that mourn: for they shall be comforted. (KJV) As I was thinking about this verse, I started thinking about three different kinds of mourning. The first is when someone we loved has died. It is natural and healthy to grieve over the loss of [...]
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