Beatitudes – In A Nutshell – Bro. Prithvi Raj
Channel: Tamil Christian Sound Doctrine Resources-King of King's Christ Jesus Vision Inscribed InTouch
Date: 2018-11-16

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Beatitudes are the collection of the blessings proclaimed by Jesus Christ mentioned in Mt 5:3-12. The word “blessed” in beatitudes refers to the fortunate state, as defined by Christ. The beatitudes highlight the inner characters that Jesus expects in His followers.

There are two sources of blessing - God and the world. The blessings from God are very much different from the blessings of the world. In the world, we are called blessed on the basis of the powers, the positions and the possessions we have. The beatitudes talk about Godward blessings and not the world ward ones. The blessings from God are eternal. The significance of the beatitude is the emphasis on the inward change, required to attain the blessings offered by God through Christ. It highlights the efforts required from our side to receive the true blessings of God. Beatitudes list out Godward attitudes like spiritual poverty, mourning, purity, and spiritual hunger and manward concerns like meekness, mercifulness and peacemaking. It concludes with needed long-suffering in the midst of persecutions

1. Poor in spirit means our spiritual depravity. It starts with recognizing our spiritual inability to live up to the expectations of God. It would mean understanding our spiritual need and resting on God to meet it. 
2. Godly sorrow refers to the realization about our inadequacy to meet the standard of God. In 2 Cor 7:10, we read that Godly sorrow brings repentance that leads to salvation. Someone said Godly sorrow is a gift of the Spirit. It is a deep realization that our actions have offended our Father and our God. It is the sharp and keen awareness that our behavior caused the Savior, to endure agony and suffering. 
3. Meekness would mean being soft natured and not easily provoked. This refers to the willingness to take wrongs done to us patiently. Being meek does not mean weakness but the gentle strength that exhibits goodness and kindness. 
4. Hunger and thirst for righteousness would refer to our spiritual appetite. It is the sign of our spiritual status and growth. Spiritual hunger will drive us to seek the ways and will of God, leading us towards deeper spiritual life.
5. Being merciful would mean forgiving all who did wrong to us, being sensitive to the needs of others and making possible efforts to address those needs. God is merciful towards us and this has to prompt us to be merciful towards others.
6. Being pure in heart would refer to purity in our inner life. It emphasize the purity in thoughts, imaginations, and desires. Being pure also would mean being reliable, honest and faithful with respect to our relationship with others. 
7. Being a peacemaker would mean actively seeking to reconcile people to God and to one another. Peacemaking process is not easy and it demands extra commitment and determination at times. When we get actively involved in peacemaking, we reflect an essential attribute of God in our daily life.
8. Being persecuted for righteousness is different from other beatitudes. We pursue all the other beatitudes but this beatitude will pursue us when we commit ourselves to follow the footsteps of Christ. How do we react when we face persecution is what matters. 

May God enable us to understand the real blessings and privileges we have in Christ. May we be enabled to make the rights efforts to attain those invaluable blessings.
Regards 
Prithvi Raj

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