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The Beatitudes
Contributed by Kraig Pullam on Jul 28, 2013 (message contributor)
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1. The Blessing Of Good Grief
Contributed on Jul 28, 2013
God extends delight to the one who mourning over the reality of their spiritual bankruptcy
We have often described this one thing as affliction, anguish and agony. Some have considered it the successor of trouble while others consider it the predecessor of moral collapse, failure, disintegration and decay. To be sure, some have overcome insurmountable odds and have come out triumphant ...read more
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2. Strength Through Meekness
Contributed on Jul 28, 2013
God directs the inheritance of the Kingdom toward the one who displays the spirit of meekness
John Paton was a missionary in the New Hebrides Islands. One night hostile natives surrounded the mission station on the island, intent on burning out the Patons and killing them. Paton and his wife prayed during that terror-filled night that God would deliver them. They resolved within themselves ...read more
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3. The Blessing Of Holy Hunger
Contributed on Jul 28, 2013
God feeds the one who starves for this which only He supplies
In the Antarctic summer of 1908-9, Sir Ernest Shackleton and three companions attempted to travel to the South Pole from their winter quarters. They set off with four ponies to help carry the load. Weeks later, their ponies dead, rations all but exhausted, they turned back toward their base, their ...read more