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Monday, May 22, 2006

Walking In The Blessedness Of The Beatitudes

The beatitudes all have something in common. The "blessed" in each verse is rooted in faith. People whose lives are characterized by the beatitudes are happy and doing well only because they have hope in God to give them what most look to the world for. Both the lost and the saved are on a quest for satisfaction. The world continues to be deceived into thinking the things they can see and touch can satisfy them. We who are saved have had our eyes opened to see more than what our physical eyes allow. Our quest for satisfaction takes us to God's words, and we are satisfied again and again with the hope we find there. Now, if I am joining the lost in their method of finding satisfaction, how will I guide them to the truth? Furthermore, if I make claims to being born again, but am not living as if my eyes have seen the truth, the lost around me will only see me as hypocritical. Unless my well being has been grafted to the word, I will be useless in shining God's glory through my life. When I was lost, I remember being attracted to the few Christians my age who I saw as real. I could tell they were satisfied. The way God used Matt Lollar in my life was I could tell he was serious about God, and I almost immediately saw him as genuine. We cannot fool the lost. Our hearts must be truly changed.

Posted by Jeremy Turner :: 1:07 AM :: 4 comments

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