by Will | Aug 18, 2016 | Scripture Meditations
Matthew 5:5 (NIV) Blessed are the meek, for they will inherit the earth. The meek, the kind, the considerate, have frequently been written off as those who will ultimately fail, while the aggressive, the proud, and the go-getters have been held up as those most likely...
by Will | Aug 17, 2016 | Scripture Meditations
Matthew 5:4 (NIV) Blessed are those who mourn, for they will be comforted. It was a common theology in Jesus’ day, and also shows up today, that if someone’s life is good and full and joyous, it is because they are living in God’s blessing. If they are well off, it...
by Will | Aug 15, 2016 | Scripture Meditations
Matthew 5:3 (NIV) “Blessed are the poor in spirit, for theirs is the kingdom of heaven. The beatitudes are not a listing of benchmarks that one needs to achieve in order to advance in the kingdom of God. They are simply Jesus’ way of helping His disciples to...
by Will | Aug 15, 2016 | Scripture Meditations
Matthew 5:1-2 (NIV) Now when he saw the crowds, he went up on a mountainside and sat down. His disciples came to him, and he began to teach them, saying: Despite popular depictions, this “sermon” was not given to a huge crowd of people. In the midst of being...
by Will | Aug 13, 2016 | Scripture Meditations
Matthew 4:23-25 (NIV) Jesus went throughout Galilee, teaching in their synagogues, preaching the good news of the kingdom, and healing every disease and sickness among the people. News about him spread all over Syria, and people brought to him all who were ill with...
