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 […]

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 […]

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 […]

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 […]

In the first 3 beatitudes, the Lord challenges us to put off self and sins and power. The result of the first 3 are seen […]

The Sermon on the Mount begins with a series of statements that we call the “beatitudes.” This comes from the Latin word that means “blessed.” […]

Blessed (or happy) are those who mourn (Matthew 5:4). Isn’t this a great paradox? Naturally, we live in the constant quest to either escape or […]

In Matthew 5:3-11, Jesus gave a series of statements that we refer to as the beatitudes. Each statement describes a type of person that God […]

In Matthew 5-7, we find the most famous sermon that Jesus preached. We refer to it as the “Sermon on the Mount.” This is because […]