The greatest barrier to fully partaking of Christ’s righteousness in thought, word, deed and character is our failure to desire it enough and our unwillingness to pay any price to attain it. We are far too easily satisfied! And yet, we are never truly satisfied. But Jesus said when we hunger and third for his righteousness more than anything else, he will give us a rich, lasting and incomparable satisfaction like no other experience can provide.
In the fifth beatitude, Jesus said, “Blessed are the merciful, for they will be shown mercy.” As we become conduits of God’s mercy, we...
Far too many Christians act like they’ve been called to live as an elite corps of the spiritually arrived who must now insulate themselves...
In his second Beatitude for Kingdom living, Jesus said “Blessed,” that is joyful, happy, “are those who mourn, for they shall be comforted.” So...