Matthew 5:7 “Blessed are the pure in heart, for they will see God.” This is a great promise. I can see it clearly. The purity doesn’t come from ourselves. The first installment comes when we come to Christ. He cleanses […]
2 Chronicles 29:36 “Then Hezekiah and all the people rejoiced over what God had preparedfor the people, because the thing came about suddenly.” Sometimes patience is required and at other times they come about suddenly. One minute it’s one way […]
Matthew 5:7 “Blessed are the merciful, for they will receive mercy.” As a christian we have received God’s mercy. Primarily in what Jesus did. This is huge and will be the focus throughout all eternity. Lamentation 3:22,23 says, “The LORD’S […]
2 Chronicles 29:25 “He then stationed the Levites in the house of the LORD with cymbals, harps, and lyres, according to the command of David and of Gad, the king’s seer, and of Nathan the prophet; for the command was […]
Matthew 5:6 “Blessed are those who hunger and thirst for righteousness, for they will be satisfied.” The beatitudes are new to me. I’ve spent decades not noticing them. The first one has been on my mind the past year or […]
2 Chronicles 29:5,6 ‘Then he said to them, “Listen to me, you Levites. Consecrate yourselves now, and consecrate the house of the LORD, the God of your fathers, and carry the uncleanness out of the holy place. For our fathers […]
Matthew 5:5 “Blessed are the gentle, for they will inherit the earth.” I love these beatitudes. They are so opposite from the world. Looking over history we see the powerful inheriting the earth. Not in God’s kingdom. I would say […]
2 Chronicles 28:22,23 ‘Now during the time of his distress, this same King Ahaz became even more unfaithful to the LORD. For he sacrificed to the gods of Damascus who had defeated him, and said, “Because the gods of the […]
Matthew 5:4 “Blessed are those who mourn, for they will be comforted”. This isn’t referring to any type of mourning or tears. For II Corinthians 7:10 speaks of worldly sorrow bringing death. That is one not leading to repentance. This […]
2 Chronicles 28:19,20 “For the LORD had humbled Judah because of Ahaz king of Israel, for he had brought about a lack of restraint in Judah and was very unfaithful to the LORD. So Tilgath-pilneser king of Assyria came against […]