
Matthew 5:1-12ย The Message
Youโre Blessed
When Jesus saw his ministry drawing huge crowds, he climbed a hillside. Those who were apprenticed to him, the committed, climbed with him. Arriving at a quiet place, he sat down and taught his climbing companions. This is what he said:
โYouโre blessed when youโre at the end of your rope. With less of you there is more of God and his rule.
โYouโre blessed when you feel youโve lost what is most dear to you. Only then can you be embraced by the One most dear to you.
โYouโre blessed when youโre content with just who you areโno more, no less. Thatโs the moment you find yourselves proud owners of everything that canโt be bought.
โYouโre blessed when youโve worked up a good appetite for God. Heโs food and drink in the best meal youโll ever eat.
โYouโre blessed when you care. At the moment of being โcare-full,โ you find yourselves cared for.
โYouโre blessed when you get your inside worldโyour mind and heartโput right. Then you can see God in the outside world.
โYouโre blessed when you can show people how to cooperate instead of compete or fight. Thatโs when you discover who you really are, and your place in Godโs family.
โYouโre blessed when your commitment to God provokes persecution. The persecution drives you even deeper into Godโs kingdom.
โNot only thatโcount yourselves blessed every time people put you down or throw you out or speak lies about you to discredit me. What it means is that the truth is too close for comfort and they are uncomfortable. You can be glad when that happensโgive a cheer, even!โfor though they donโt like it, I do! And all heaven applauds. And know that you are in good company. My prophets and witnesses have always gotten into this kind of trouble.”
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