„Blessed are…”
(Matthew 5,3)
Being blessed is not the feeling that we generally have about ourselves. Even as believers, we more often feel like victims. Constant complaining and the spirit of passive resignation permeate much of our conversation, as if we were under a curse. As a consequence, we are becoming unstable and afraid deep inside.
How could we live life to its fullest unless the power of Jesus Christ frees us form these shackles of pessimism? Listen to Him! Jesus is challenging you to be blessed. He calls us to find a new form of existence, offering us a life that will be manifestly different. To be blessed means continually enriched by God. An overflow of good things, a bubbling up of joy, harmony and normalcy, the primacy of truth in everything and an easy disregard for lies, these are some of the colors I would choose to paint a picture about being blessed. And please, notice it, these are all readily available, offered to us by Christ Himself. This is what he brought to those thousands on the hillside, 2000 years ago. Would you, please, believe it! God did not send His Son to the Mount to talk about niceties. He did not take upon Himself humanity in order to give a sermon on ideals. Jesus came to bless. He is the blessing. Knowing Him, we are blessed.
Lord, if your challenge for me is to be blessed by you, than I am ready to listen, to take my place and to rejoice in your presence. Amen.
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