THE BEATITUDES – Series 4
Matthew 5:6 KJV
Blessed are they which do hunger and thirst after righteousness: for they shall be filled.
A man stranded in a desert for over 48 hours has three major needs. The first is the urgent need for water, the second is food, and the third is to find a way out of that desert.
The foremost thing on his mind, is, water to quench his yearning thirst.
The Lord Jesus says in the bible verse above that if we have similar thirst and hunger for righteousness, we will receive it.
That is a certainty, not a possibility. Once we yearn for it, we will receive it.
Righteousness, a term that many feel they come short of. A term many have reserved for Priests or Pastors alone. A term that people believe they can never attain is the same term the Lord Jesus is saying, just desire it above all else, and you will have it.
Righteousness is having a right standing with God and men, according to His righteous standard and not ours. It’s a state of attaining the righteousness of God and living in that state. It’s a state of living and dwelling in the God realm from where ever you are while on earth.
This is not something one attains by self integrity or moral or religious dos and don’ts. No. Rather, it is God himself that fills you up with His own righteousness, when you seek Him with all your heart. He gives you his righteous nature, and you are no more ruled by dos and don’ts, but by a nature inside you that guides you everyday on your actions, decisions, and lifestyle. That is the God nature.
This might look impossible for any human to attain, but Jesus says, you can, and all you need to do to get it, is to desire Him and his righteousness.
Is there anything you desire above pursuing God’s righteousness today?
Pause and update your priorities. Seek God first, and his righteousness, and you will have every other thing.
Start seeking and pursuing the righteousness of God today with all your heart, and he will fill you. That’s a promise from Jesus himself.
God bless you.
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THE BEATITUDES – Series 3
Matthew 5:5 KJV
Blessed are the meek: for they shall inherit the earth.
Who are the meek and what qualities do they possess that qualifies them to gain access to the blessings and riches of the earth.
Meekness comprises of gentleness, kindness, patience and long-suffering. These are qualities that an individual who is meek possesses. However, these qualities do not totally describe what it means to be meek.
To be meek means to be able to let go of something for the sake of peace, born out of a heart that genuinely loves and fears God. Those who are meek are peacemakers.
For example, Imagine that due to a little argument a colleague intentionally broke the front glass of a car belonging to another colleague, whose dad just happened to be a police officer. That wronged colleague could easily press charges with the added benefit of having his dad in active duty as a police officer, but for the sake of peace, he lets the whole issue go. He wouldn’t be wrong if he pressed charges, but he decided to look at that individual differently and forgive his actions and express meekness by letting the first colleague go even when he was wrong.
It takes a lot of grace to be meek. It is a selfless life that is completely opposed to a life of pride or showoff. It is a Christlike life because meekness is a virtue of Christ. Matthew 11:29
You need to check your life and ask your self if you possess this virtue.
The bible then states that the meek gain automatic qualification to access the blessing and riches of the earth by inheritance.
To inherit means, to gain by right. You don’t need to purchase, fight or struggle for what you’ve already inherited. Its already yours by the right of inheritance, and will be backed up by the judicial system if anyone tries to dispute it.
Therefore, once we express the virtue of meekness in our lives, we automatically qualify to receive the blessings and riches that the earth has to offer. These blessing include the prosperity of the works of our hands, good harvest, all-round favor, fruitfulness, multiplication, tremendous growth in business and family. Etc. We human beings literally live on the earth physically, therefore, everything we do on the earth will be blessed because of the virtue of meekness.
Therefore, check your life today. do you posses this virtue?
If yes, thank the Lord for it and ask God to help you grow even deeper in it. If you don’t possess this virtue ask the Lord to give you this virtue and to work on your heart and help you see people with a heart of love in every situation or circumstance you might find yourself in.
The Lord is waiting for you today to take that deeper step..
God bless you….
