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1st Beatitude

"Blessed are the poor in spirit, for theirs is the kingdom of heaven."
-Matthew 5:3 NIV

As I contemplate this verse, It thought me how loving our Lord is. If we humble ourselves, God will bless us. He will open our hearts and mind so we can hear Him, see Him, and feel His love.

2nd Beatitude

Blessed are those who mourn, for they will be comforted.
-Matthew 5:4 NIV

As I contemplate this verse, it reminds me of how my sins are so disgusted and my conscience are convicting me. This verse is also reminding me of how I need the saving grace of God. I was so greatful that because of His precious blood, He saved a wretched man, a sinful man like me. I'm so blessed for having Jesus as my Lord and my saviour. Because of Him, I have peace, hope and so much love in my heart.

4th Beatitude

Blessed are those who hunger and thirst for righteousness, for they will be filled.
-Matthew 5:6 NIV

If we really love God we will feel in our hearts that we have the desire to know Him, to worship Him. We will have the hunger and thirst for His words. We will love to listen to Worship services, and reading the bible is no longer an obligation, but because of our love to Him. We want to know Him more. When we read the Bible God talks to us, and when we pray, we pour our hearts to Him, He listens.

5th Beatitude

Blessed are the merciful, for they will be shown mercy.
-Matthew 5:7 NIV

This verse reminds of the Golden rule, ""Do unto others what you want others to do unto you"". When you give to people, don't expect anything in return, because our God that sees what we do in secret is the one who will pay us. If we forgive people, it also shows that we understood that we too were given forgiveness by God. For all have sinned and fall short of the glory of God and we all need mercy and grace from God."

6th Beatitude

Blessed are the pure in heart, for they will see God.
-Matthew 5:8 NIV

God is Holy, so we should be Holy. While we are still living in this fallen world, and still in flesh, we are not going to be perfect, there are times that we will fall and commit sins. God is so merciful and loving, that His grace, the blood of our Lord Jesus Christ cleansed all our sins, whether past, present or futre sins. What we do when we sin, we need to pray and confess our sins. We should always go back to God. Let's not let sin hinder our relationship with Him. God is always ready to welcome and embrace us, draw near to Him.

7th Beatitude

Blessed are the peacemakers, for they will be called children of God.
-Matthew 5:9 NIV

As Christians, we have to promote peace to everyone. We are God's workmanship, commanded to share His word, and to witness to people about His great love for us. We help people to reconcile to Him. We all want to have an abundant life, that no matter what our status is, we have this peace in our hearts.

Love the Lord your God with all your heart and with all your soul and with all your mind.
Love your neighbor as yourself.
-Matthew 22:38-39

8th Beatitude

Blessed are those who are persecuted because of righteousness, for theirs is the kingdom of heaven.
-Matthew 5:10 NIV

Blessing comes from obedience. Sometimes even when we do the right thing there will be people who will not like it and disagree with it. We cannot please everybody. But as long as we are doing what is right and pleasing to God, God will be our defender, God will be our helper.

Do not be afraid of those who kill the body but cannot kill the soul. Rather, be afraid of the One who can destroy both soul and body in hell.
-Matthew 10:28

Psalm 128:2

God is giving us an assurance that our work will not be put in vain. There are times the it feels like nothing is happening or no one is appreciating our efforts, don't lose heart. Great results are inevitable with hard work, perseverance and most importantly faith. Keep on pushing, soon the seed that you've planted will grow into a very sturdy tree.

Deuteronomy 24:14

Good leaders treat their followers fair. People will follow you, if they see that you are worthy to follow. People will only care what you know unless they know that you care. Be a blessing to others and serve them well. Then true respect and trust will follow.

It is mine to avenge; I will repay. In due time their foot will slip; their day of disaster is near and their doom rushes upon them.”
-Deuteronomy 32:35

Acts 20:35

Let us remember, whatever a man sows, that will he also reap (Galatians 6:7). If we sow abundantly, we shall reap abundantly (2 Corinthians 9:6). The implication can also be made that if we sow begrudgingly, our reward will be bitterness and resentment. If we sow joyfully, our reward will be blessings and true prosperity.

Do you truly appreciate the words of our Lord, “It is better to give than it is to receive” (Acts 20:35)?

John 6:27

In chapter 6, Jesus feeds thousands of people who had been following Him. He does this by miraculously dividing the contents of a small lunch, leaving more left over than He had to begin with. At first, the crowd is amazed and they enthusiastically praise Jesus. After sending the disciples across the Sea of Galilee, and rescuing them from a storm by walking on the water, Jesus once again addresses the crowd. This time, He emphasizes the spiritual lesson behind His prior miracle. In response, most of those who had been praising Jesus turn away from Him in disappointment.