So Blessed - Part 8

Hello, welcome to part 8 of this series I am calling So Blessed.

Do you ever get tired of doing right or sticking up for what's right and getting made fun of, getting left out, getting fused at, or maybe just threatened with your relationship or job? It seems like it would be so less painful or even so much more fun to just not worry about whats right and just do what would gain you the most favor with people like friends, dates, spouses, bosses, coworkers, etc... After all you've always heard that you should "make peace with everyone", "just love everyone" or "just be tolerant", but while those sayings are good, Gods says that he blesses people that are "...persecuted for righteousness sake". I have found this promise from Gods word to be true as a student in school, as an employee, as a daddy, and as a husband. For example as an employee I get an opportunity every day to work hard, to tell the truth, to be punctual, to respect authority, and to be honest. I am so blessed in so many ways when I choose to do right even though I may be laughed at. Lets look at today's verse Matthew 5:10 God blesses those people who are treated badly for doing right. They belong to the kingdom of heaven.

So Blessed - Part 7

Good morning, today I'd like to look at the next verse in our So Blessed Devo's. Can you think about Gods Blessings this morning? Sometimes when life is coming at us fast and furious as it does, it's hard to think about blessings because I just don't feel blessed, You may feel so beat up and abused by people, relationships, finances, children, spouse, work, and life itself, that you could say what are blessings? Where are they? I need some blessings right now in my life. Let's look at some specific ways that the Bible, Gods Holy Word to us, says that he blesses us. Matthew 5:9 says “Blessed are the peacemakers, for they shall be called sons of God." Are you a peacemaker? Easter is coming up, what a great time to reflect on what God has done for you! I challenge you to share with family and friends what God has done for you this week. It will bring opportunities to be a peacemaker! What has God done for me and you? John 3:16 "For God loved the world so much that he gave his one and only Son, so that everyone who believes in him will not perish but have eternal life." What has God done for you and your family? Romans 5:8 "But God demonstrates his own love for us in this: While we were still sinners, Christ died for us." When I think on these things I realize that I am So Blessed. "He isn't here! He is risen from the dead! Remember what he told you back in Galilee," Luke 24:6