As we come to God in brokenness and meekness, we hunger and thirst for righteousness. It’s in righteousness, then, that we are truly able to be merciful. It is a result of righteousness.
We need to get to the place of mourning over our sinfulness to find true happiness in the Lord. In our mourning, we then come to the Lord in meekness, realizing the holiness of God, to seek righteousness.
Jesus wants us to experience true, long-lasting happiness, which only comes through realizing we are spiritually empty. It’s only in Jesus that we can be truly happy.
Jesus calls us to obedience as co-creators of the new creation He ushers in with the Kingdom of God.
As he nears the end of the Sermon on the Mount, Jesus warns of the dangers that can divert us from the narrow path.
Those who embrace the kingdom find themselves as the recipients of the good gifts from God and mirror that generous grace with others.
Jesus invites us to enter into a relationship with God that is rooted in the priorities of his kingdom and grounded in the belief that God really cares for us.