Please pray about the sixth beatitude.God died on the cross for our sins, that we would be forgiven and have everlasting life. He desired a pure heart for us. Pray that God would cause us to maintain a pure heart that we may see him. We will make mistakes but his promise of forgiveness remains. …
Month: January 2017
Beatitude Six
Matthew 5:8 (NIV) Blessed are the pure in heart, for they will see God. Boy, do I thank God for being able to make my heart pure. Without his loving grace and through his son, our sins could not be washed away. Our hearts would not be pure. In this beatitude, we get a phenomenal …
Pray….Beatitude Five
Please pray about the fifth beatitude. God has an expectation that we show mercy to others. The expectation comes because he has shown us mercy and forgiven us for our sins. Be merciful today as your father has shown you mercy. Blessings, in Jesus name.
Beatitude Five…..
Matthew 5:7 (NIV) Blessed are the merciful, for they will be shown mercy. When I was a kid we played this finger crushing game called Mercy. Your hands would be intertwined with someone else's and they would bend and squeeze your fingers back as much as possible. When the pain was too much for someone …
Pray…Beatitude Four…
Please pray about the fourth beatitude. God wants you to hunger and thirst for righteousness. Pray that God would light a fire of desire in your heart. Pray that the Lord would show you how to recommit to him so that you would want more of him and his righteousness and less of you. Blessings, …
Beatitude Four…
Matthew 5:6 (NIV) Blessed are those who hunger and thirst for righteousness, for they will be filled. My goodness! I am the first one to admit that if my stomach is rumbling with hunger, I am ready to run and get something to eat or drink. Am I satisfied afterward? Sure, temporarily. When we are …
Pray…Beatitude three…
Please pray about the third beatitude. God created you to be strong and courageous. It is up to us and practicing self-control to be able to exercise a spirit of meekness. Carry a gentle spirit today. Become comfortable with that quiet, controlled spirit. Blessings, in Jesus name.
Beatitude Three…
Matthew 5:5 (NIV) Blessed are the meek, for they will inherit the earth. Meekness is not a reflection of someone who is weak. A meek person is someone who is gentle in spirit and has an attitude of self-control. We can be strong and powerful, through God's strength and guidance but our attitude needs to …
Pray…Beatitude Two…
Please pray about the second beatitude. Keep in mind that you do not have to carry your sin as a life long burden. Confess while you are in mourning, seek the Lord's warm embrace filled with comfort and move on to the thought that joy comes in the morning. Blessings, in Jesus name.
Second Beatitude…
Matthew 5:4 (NIV) Blessed are those who mourn, for they will be comforted. This verse allows us to attach an emotion that we understand and are familiar with. We know what it means to mourn, we understand the pain that comes along with mourning. So what is the Lord saying to us in this Beatitude? …
