Blessed are the pure in heart for they will see God. Matthew 5:8 (Matthew 5-7)
Jesus’ Sermon on the Mount is His most instructive sermon presented. He speaks of the nature of the Kingdom of Heaven, faith, repentance, worship, prayer and humility and considered anything that increases your longing for Heaven a blessing. He takes time to emphasize the importance of appropriate familial relationships, the effect of possessions on peace of mind and He deals harshly with those who are spiritually rebellious. It is an important part of scripture and should be read often, each believer for himself.
Followers of Jesus are to be completely transformed. A goodness with no bounds turned common ideas about happiness upside down. It is not the rich who find joy and prevail, but the righteous, the forgiver, the peacemaker. This is a completely new standard, a different outlook to the standards behind the Law. Motives and intentions are the important life changing issues in the heart of man, not the grandiose actions performed for all to see. Make and keep your heart pure.
Make sure you are on the right road to eternal life. Beware of misleading representations of Jesus’ mission and guard your heart. His perfect model for prayer is within this passage. “On earth as it is in Heaven” is not an unattainable ideology, but a state of mind and soul. Live and love as though you already reside there.
Love,
Gretchen