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Kingdom Attitudes: The Beatitude of Jesus

Kingdom Attitudes: The Beatitude of Jesus

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 Introduction• Many people believe that success is the result of hard work, confidence, and a heavy dose of audacity. But what if the path to real success begins with collapse, not confidence. What if spiritual fulness begins with spiritual poverty?• I’m Brent, and this is episode 39 of The Bible Unplugged. We’re starting a new series, “Kingdom Attitudes: The Beatitudes of Jesus.” What we will learn together is that the blueprint for the Kingdom of God is radically different than the one we try to build for ourselves.• Please take a minute to visit the show notes for this episode at PowerLoveandMiracles.com under the Podcast tab.What are the Beatitudes?• The Beatitudes are a series of eight blessings found in Matthew 5:3–12. This is the beginning of Jesus’ Sermon on the Mount. The word “Beatitude” comes from the Latin beatus, which means blessed, favored, or happy. But when Jesus says, “Blessed are...,” he’s not talking about success or good fortune. He’s announcing divine favor on those who live by God’s kingdom values.• While these Beatitudes may see random, there is a pattern and structure to what Jesus give us.• Each beatitude begins with “Blessed are…” Jesus begins with the end result instead of focusing on our condition to emphasize the promise of God’s care and support.• Jesus then gives a shocking reversal. The first beatitude begins, “Blessed are the poor in spirit…” We would fully expect Jesus to say, “Blessed are the rich in spirit.” That, however, is how we would think. Jesus has a better plan.• Each beatitude ends with and explanation and payoff for the condition. It’s a genius method for getting our attention and driving home the point.• Jesus organized the list of beatitudes as a progression.• Verses 3-6 focus on our relationship with God; what I call our internal heart posture.• Verses 7-9 shift to our relationship with others. This is our external world of relationships and social actions.• Verses 10-12 highlight the cost of living according to the values Jesus presented.• In this episode we will focus on the “vertical” Beatitudes that describe how kingdom living begins.Poor in Spirit• The first Beatitude in verse 3 says, “Blessed are the poor in spirit, for theirs is the Kingdom of Heaven.”• The Greek word for “poor” here doesn’t mean “working class” or refer to those who live from paycheck to paycheck. This word means destitute, completely dependent, like a beggar on the street. This describes someone who has nothing and knows it. This goes completely counter to the values of our world.• Since Jesus spoke these words in Aramaic, the word he most likely used refers to those who are humble, lowly, and have a crushed spirit.• Isaiah 66:2 says, “I will look to the one who is humble and contrite in spirit, who trembles at my word.”• Being humble and contrite in spirit means we come to God completely empty. No resume. No backup plan. We come to Him completely in need.• The shocker here is that Jesus says the Kingdom of God belongs to these very people. The Kingdom doesn’t belong to the powerful or the polished, or those who think they have to earn their way. God’s kingdom starts where self-sufficiency ends.Mourning• The next Beatitude is, ““Blessed are those who mourn, for they shall be comforted.”• The word translated “mourn” is the same word used to describe those who are grieving the death of someone they love. It’s a gut-level, painful word.• But what does Jesus say we are mourning? We are grieving the loss of our earthly identity and accepting our brokenness, our sin, and the separation from God caused by our pride.• Jesus is telling us, don’t stuff your sorrow. Bring it to God. Grieve what is broken.• The promise God gave us in Isaiah 61:2 says the Messiah will “comfort all who mourn” and give them “a crown of beauty instead of ashes.”Meekness• Jesus then goes on to say, “Blessed are the meek, for they shall inherit the earth.”• This is one of the most misunderstood and misinterpreted of all the beatitudes. The word here doesn’t mean “weak.” It refers to controlled and disciplined strength. It’s power held in surrender to the greater power of God.• Jesus is quoting Psalm 37:11 which says, “The meek shall inherit the land.”• In a world that rewards the loud, the strong, and the assertive, Jesus says that the earth belongs to those who have a gentle spirit. Those are the people who wait for God’s timing and direction and respect the value of other people.• Meekness isn’t about personality. It’s about our posture before God and others.Hunger and Thirst• The next Beatitude Jesus give us is, “Blessed are those who hunger and thirst after righteousness, for they shall be filled.”• The word for righteousness here doesn’t refer to personal virtue. It refers to the virtue of following God’s design for justice, ...
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