Matthew 5: 1-18 ~ see God

Matthew 5: 1-18

Seeing the crowds, he went up on the mountain, and when he sat down, his disciples came to him.

2 And he opened his mouth and taught them, saying:

3 “Blessed are the poor in spirit, for theirs is the kingdom of heaven.

4 “Blessed are those who mourn, for they shall be comforted.

5 “Blessed are the meek, for they shall inherit the earth.

6 “Blessed are those who hunger and thirst for righteousness, for they shall be satisfied.

7 “Blessed are the merciful, for they shall receive mercy.

8 “Blessed are the pure in heart, for they shall see God.

9 “Blessed are the peacemakers, for they shall be called sons of God.

10 “Blessed are those who are persecuted for righteousness' sake, for theirs is the kingdom of heaven.

11 “Blessed are you when others revile you and persecute you and utter all kinds of evil against you falsely on my account. 12 Rejoice and be glad, for your reward is great in heaven, for so they persecuted the prophets who were before you.


13 “You are the salt of the earth, but if salt has lost its taste, how shall its saltiness be restored? It is no longer good for anything except to be thrown out and trampled under people's feet.

14 “You are the light of the world. A city set on a hill cannot be hidden. 15 Nor do people light a lamp and put it under a basket, but on a stand, and it gives light to all in the house. 16 In the same way, let your light shine before others, so that they may see your good works and give glory to your Father who is in heaven.

17 “Do not think that I have come to abolish the Law or the Prophets; I have not come to abolish them but to fulfill them. 18 For truly, I say to you, until heaven and earth pass away, not an iota, not a dot, will pass from the Law until all is accomplished


The Law is mankind living by every Word of God.



The Beatitudes. Suffering - Not what we are fond of. Of the Chapters in the Bible the Biblically Uncomfortable are going to be vocal about - we have arrived.


Pie in the Sky Bye oh Bye. It sounds like Ron Weasley in Divinations, "Harry. You are going to Suffer. But you are going to be Happy about that."

If we are going to start out honestly, and on a good foot - we  do have a good disregard for suffering. Bam. We have started out where a Good Father would want us to.


If we were so very fortunate to sit with Jesus, Wonderful Jesus. Wonderful Counselor. Almighty God. We would have seen Jesus speak this with probably puzzled Disciples. It's puzzling. And joyful the Disciples might be - finding the Purpose of God is to fulfill the Goodness and Hope of Future for God's Plans.

The Disciples are fully informed why Jesus delights in His Father's Good Will. Jesus Heals - Everyone. Jesus walks on water. Jesus fully is the exact nature of His Father. Because God shares His Goodness.

Why the poor in spirit, mourning, meek,  hungering and persecuted?  For the Exact Reason the Disciples were Puzzled. The Old Testament says if you do what God wants - then you are BLESSED.

Jesus is expanding the Light of Christ in ALL Directions.

Luke 13

1 At that time, some of those present told Jesus about the Galileans whose blood Pilate had mixed with their sacrifices. 2 To this He replied, “Do you think that these Galileans were worse sinners than all the other Galileans, because they suffered this fate?"


Is God Himself saying take distress, heart break and sorrow lying down?

“You are the salt of the earth, but if salt has lost its taste, how shall its saltiness be restored?

Let Love be Genuine.

No longer sing, "Put on a Happy Face." Jesus is saying be who you are.







Merciful. Hungering for Righteousness. Blessed with Peacemaking. SHINE. You are a City on a Hill. Rejoice with those who are Rejoicing.

I've seen with my own eyes, good deeds not told. Not to be seen as a goofy do gooder. SHINE. We have so much sour news, why not tell when flowers go to the ill. Chicken Soup to a friend. Good deeds of money collected. Shine.





The poor in spirit, mourning, meek,  hungering and persecuted. No way this is going to turn around. Doomed.  God will accomplish His Purpose. If we are not told it turned around as life pushes and rolls past us. If we wanted a different outcome for someone else, we can be sure God is going to provide Good. God's Purpose is Good.  God tells us how He is working. Today.


The Strong Promises of God are this:

The Kingdom of Heaven.
Comfort.
Inherit God's Good Creation.
Satisfaction.
Mercy.
God Himself.
Being the Beloved Children of God.
The People of the Scriptures.


Even when we do not like our circumstances:

Romans 5:5
Endurance produces character, and character produces hope, and hope does not put us to shame, because God's love has been poured into our hearts through the Holy Spirit who has been given to us.

Jesus picked up Peter in his distress. Jesus tells us when we look for God, we will find God.


There are so many Blessings in the Old Testament. What Blessings did Paul see and record? 2 Corinthians 9


Abba, Father,

You, our God - is able to make all grace abound to you, so that having all sufficiency in all things at all times,
you may abound in every good work.

9 As it is written,
“He has distributed freely, he has given to the poor;
his righteousness endures forever.”

10 He who supplies seed to the sower and bread for food will supply and multiply your seed for sowing and increase the harvest of your righteousness.

11 You will be enriched in every way to be generous in every way, which through us will produce thanksgiving to God. 12 For the ministry of this service is not only supplying the needs of the saints
but is also overflowing in many thanksgivings to God


We ask for Your Willing Blessings Father God.

Praying with Hope all Your Willing Blessings of those we Love. Rejoicing in the Blessings we see and the Blessings we understand. Being Blessing hunters and seekers.

Coming in prayer for the portions in life - unrewarding. Worrying. Sad. Asking for others and ourselves to have Your Love, Joy and Peace.

Finding Blessings. In finding Blessings, we find more. Blessing You for our lives. Blessing those we pray for with healing. And new opportunities seeing the possibilities.

Privilege to be asking more Heaven on earth. Your own good will, covering us all, the Nation, the Nations of God, the People of God now and to be.

In Jesus. Amen.

♔ Lord Jesus Saves! †