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If you followed my blog last year, then you may have read my blog post where I wrote that freedom was my word of the year for 2020.  For the year of 2021, I have decided that the very short, yet very important word of Joy would be my new word of the year.  IContinue reading “My word of the year; Joy”

The year of 2020 has been a very long one.  In many ways, I can’t believe it hasn’t been over for a long time, but at other times I can not believe that this year, the year of the pandemic, the rioting and protesting, and personal struggles is about over.  While I know that itContinue reading “Reflection of my 2020”

The very last Beatitude that I am going to talk about is actually quite a few verses.  The last Beatitude is Matthew 5:10-12, “Blessed are those who are persecuted because of righteousness, for theirs is the Kingdom of Heaven.  Blessed are you when people insult you, persecute you and falsely say all kinds of evilContinue reading “Blessed are those who are Persecuted”

The next Beatitude is “Blessed are the peacemakers, for they will be called children of God.”  This is one of my favorite Beatitudes.  If I am honest, this is an item that I believe I am fairly good at.  I have talked before about the term Harmony and how that is one of my strengthsContinue reading “Blessed are the Peacemakers”

The next Beatitude is “Blessed are the pure in heart, for they will see God.” This beatitude is a big one but a hard one.  What does it mean to be pure? The general definition of pure is “not mixed or adulterated with any other substance or material.”  Something to compare this to is pureContinue reading “Blessed are the pure in heart”

The fifth Beatitude is “Blessed are the merciful, for they will be shown mercy.”  Mercy is one of those words that pops up very often in the Bible.  It holds a lot of meaning and it is definitely a word that a Christian should be very familiar with.  Often the word mercy or merciful getsContinue reading “Blessed are the merciful:”

The fourth Beatitude is “Blessed are those who hunger and thirst for righteousness, for they will be filled.” The word righteousness here is “acting in accord to a moral or divine law.”  Essentially this is following God’s perfect law.  Therefore, looking at this blessing it is showcasing that people are blessed if they are strivingContinue reading “Bless those who hunger and thirst for righteousness”

The third Beatitude that I am now starting to talk about is, “Blessed are the meek, for they will inherit the earth.”  This one is a bit tricky, and I often think that it gets confused for being something that it is not.   Often the idea of being meek is very much associated withContinue reading “Blessed are the Meek:”

The second Beatitude blesses those who mourn or are in mourning.  Mourning is usually described as a deep sorrow that a person experiences, specifically when someone they love or have loved has died.   This Beatitude means a lot to me right now.  If some of you have been following my blog, you know thatContinue reading “Blessed are those who mourn”

A few weeks ago, my devotion was all about the Sermon on the Mount by Jesus with an emphasis on the Beatitudes. The Beatitudes essentially means the supreme blessings that are given by Jesus in this Sermon on the Mount.  These are the incredibly divine blessings that God is going to give the people whoContinue reading “Blessed are the Poor in Spirit”