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Jesus chose a mountainside to teach His followers about the characteristics of a life yielded to God. There He taught them that attitude, not altitude, was the key to having a clear view of the Father. |
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Read: Matthew 5:1-12 |
Although I know He has furnished countless good things for me, when the car blows a gasket, when the flu infects my family, and when relationships threaten to unravel, dissatisfaction threatens my view of God’s blessings—they seem more like infrequent drips from a faucet rather than a flood of water from a hydrant! Tucked
into the passage known as the Beatitudes, Jesus said:“Blessed are the
pure in heart, for they shall see God”
(Matt. 5:8). This is not just for the few who try
to achieve it, but for all who will humbly receive it. To have a heart that is clean in God’s eyes, we need to accept the Father’s pardon through Christ His Son. “If we confess our
sins, He is faithful and just to forgive us our sins and to cleanse
[purify] us from all unrighteousness” (1 John 1:9). (Matthew
5 -Audio-)
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Blessed are the pure in heart, for they shall see God. — Matthew 5:8 |
A mountaintop is a great place to see the stars, but to clearly see God requires a change of heart. Since by faith I have clear vision,
Your blest Word is rich and new; Men with eyes by sin distorted Cannot all its treasures view. —Bosch To
get a clear view of God, focus on Jesus Christ.
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Bible
in a Year: Deut. 17-19; Mark 13:1-20 |
"Reflexions from Our Daily Bread"
Posted by: Ben Ayala : benayalal@gmail.com
Thanks to the Sources at: rbc[dot]org -and- odb[dot]org |
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Lo secreto le pertenece al Señor nuestro Dios, pero lo revelado nos pertenece a nosotros y a nuestros hijos para siempre, para que obedezcamos todas las palabras de esta ley. (Deuteronomio 29:29) Moisés llegaba al final de su vida. Él estaba consciente de que moriría poco después sin lograr entrar a la "Tierra Prometida". En sus últimas palabras para el pueblo de Israel, él afirmó que existen cosas encubiertas para nosotros. Son cosas que no entenderemos jamás en esta vida, pues huyen a nuestra comprensión humana. Hay tres actitudes que nos pueden ayudar a lidiar con lo que no logramos entender: Confianza - Aun cuando no entendamos lo que sucede, podemos confiar en el Señor, pues sabemos que él conoce lo que es mejor para nosotros. Obediencia - No necesitamos entender para obedecer. La confianza nos lleva a obedecer aunque no entendamos todo. Humildad - Obedecer sin comprender, también exige humildad. La humildad nos ayudará a aceptar aquello que no entendemos. Confía y obede...
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