Posted by
ZSOLTAROS on Tuesday, August 21, 2007 3:51:01 PM
„Blessed are…”
(Matthew 5,3)
Being blessed is not
the feeling that we generally have about ourselves. Even as believers, we more
often feel like victims. Constant complaining and the spirit of passive
resignation permeate much of our conversation, as if we were under a curse. As
a consequence, we are becoming unstable and afraid deep inside.
How could we live life to its fullest unless
the power of Jesus Christ frees us form these shackles of pessimism? Listen to
Him! Jesus is challenging you to be blessed. He calls us to find a new form of
existence, offering us a life that will be manifestly different. To be blessed
means continually enriched by God. An overflow of good things, a bubbling up of
joy, harmony and normalcy, the primacy of truth in everything and an easy
disregard for lies, these are some of the colors I would choose to paint a
picture about being blessed. And please, notice it, these are all readily
available, offered to us by Christ Himself. This is what he brought to those
thousands on the hillside, 2000 years ago. Would you, please, believe it! God
did not send His Son to the Mount to talk about niceties. He did not take upon
Himself humanity in order to give a sermon on ideals. Jesus came to bless. He
is the blessing. Knowing Him, we are blessed.
Lord, if your challenge for me is to
be blessed by you, than I am ready to listen, to take my place and to rejoice
in your presence. Amen.