Devotionals
The Sermon on the Mount – Blessed are the Pure in Mind
<–back to The Sermon on the Mount Matthew 5:8 (NIV) Blessed are the pure in heart, for they will see God. The original Greek word for heart in this text is, Kardia (kar-dee’-ah): the mind Our minds will become pure when we stop filling them with junk. You see, all the entertainment and ideas of…
Keep Reading...The Sermon on the Mount – Blessed are the Peacemakers
<–back to The Sermon on the Mount Matthew 5:9 (King James) Blessed are the peacemakers, for they will be called the children of God. Let’s start with some word meanings… The original Greek word for peacemakers in this text is eirenopoios (i-ray-nop-oy-os’) and means, pacificatory You may have a better vocabulary than I, because I…
Keep Reading...The Sermon on the Mount – Blessed are the Patient
<–back to The Sermon on the Mount Matthew 5:5 (Amplified) Blessed (happy, blithesome, joyous, spiritually prosperous with life-joy and satisfaction in God’s favor and salvation, regardless of their outward conditions) are the meek (the mild, patient, long-suffering), for they shall inherit the earth! (refer to Psalm 37:11) This is the same “blessed” from our first…
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