BLESSED The Beatitudes, Jesus’ manifesto, is an intriguing, counterintuitive, and no doubt shocking descriptive narrative on the “kinds” of people that are blessed, fortunate, and to be envied, in the Kingdom of God. These ten statements list the personal attributes of Kingdom people who are called “Blessed” for each attribute carries a spiritual promise for the attribute holder. “Blessed”, the Greek makarios, means “possessing the spiritual favor and fullness of God, spiritually prosperous and fully satisfied.”“Blessed” differs from “happy” which is dependent upon favorable circumstances; blessed disregards the circumstances of life and finds its’ satisfaction in Christ alone. Makarios emphasizes, as its principle element, a sense of God’s approval founded in His righteousness bestowed on us, and resting, ultimately, on our love for God. Blessedness is dynamic and progressive in nature, progressing as the conditions of the Beatitudes are met, and the attributes of God’s Kingdom become evident in individual lives. This progression finds its ultimate condition of blessedness experienced in heaven: “For great is your reward in heaven.” Blessed... Spiritually Prosperous... Please visit my Wall for posted thoughts on each Beatitude. For those who wish to dig deeper into the Blessedness of our Daddy I have a ten page study on the Beatitudes from which these posts are exerted. E-mail your request to [email protected] for a copy of this study. Visit my Blog for other God thoughts: saltypeople.blogspot/
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