What Am I Afraid Of?
The theme of Psalm 56 is stated in verse 3. “Whenever I am afraid, I will trust in You.” Interestingly, the superscription tells us that
Blessed Are the Persecuted
If the first seven cut across the grain of our thinking, the last one does so even more. The last beatitude is the necessary outcome
What Child Is This?
Just a few days after the birth of Jesus, Mary and Joseph brought Him to the temple to be circumcised. Luke 2:35 says that there
Blessed Are the Peacemakers
The history of man is a history of war and bloodshed. Even when leaders gather to shake hands and take pictures of self-congratulations for a
Blessed Are the Pure in Heart
The beatitudes describe a life of happiness that is rooted in the experience of the grace of God. The saving grace of God by the
Blessed Are the Merciful
In the last devotional, we saw the blessedness of those who hunger and thirst for righteousness. Here is a person who knows that the deepest
