It’s never enough to clean up our act on the outside, because if our heart is not right all the
“acts of righteousness” we might do won’t matter.
July 9, 2023 • Dan Bentz • Matthew 5:8
The Jews of Jesus’ time had heroes and some of their greatest were the Old Testament patriarch’s, prophets, and kings who sacrificed much to follow their God…Abraham, Moses, Elijah and David to name a few. They have a stronger connection to the faithful followers of Christ than many realize…
The idea of being blessed through mourning is challenging for most people, because we don’t naturally associate times of mourning and sorrow with blessing. It’s kind of an upside-down way of thinking for us, in our minds mourning is not something to look forward to…it is something to be avoided if at all possible.