How To Be Blessed!
"Blessed…. Blessed…. Blessed…. Blessed….
Blessed…. Blessed…. Blessed…. Blessed…."
Matthew 5: 3-10
As we open the Gospels, the first recorded sermon of Jesus
is the Sermon on the Mount, and His opening sentences all
start with the words Blessed are, as He proceeded to
tell us
how to be joyful, fulfilled, and enriched in life.
There were moments later, of course, when Jesus
wept, when He condemned sin, when He rebuked
error. But His overarching message was joyful.
He wants us to be happy and joyful people by being poor in
spirit, mourning over sin, displaying humility, hungering for
right living, being merciful and pure, and peacemaking
even during persecution.
Ernest Hemingway became one of the greatest writers of the
twentieth century, and he lived a life of adventure. He loved
Spain, Paris, and his beautiful home in Key West, Florida. But
his life ended tragically from despair and sadness.“Happiness
in intelligent people is the rarest thing I know,” he said.
Shouts of joy and happiness are available to us now, but
we can only find them in the teachings of Jesus Christ. A
relationship with Him is a fountainhead of joy. Remember
today that He wants you to be blessed. Rejoice! Be of
good cheer! Let all those who know Him shout for joy.
"It is His joy that remains in
us that makes our joy full."
A. B. Simpson
