Be Still And Know

Jesus turned to his disciples and said, “God blesses you who are poor, for the Kingdom of God is yours.God blesses you who are hungry now, for you will be satisfied. God blesses you who weep now, for in due time you will laugh.” These words are a shorter version of the Beatitudes that we find in Matthew’s Gospel, and they show that Jesus came to turn our normal human thinking upside down. Nothing less. This is the purest form of revolution. He wasn’t saying that it is good to be poor, hungry or sad, but that God is able to do wonderful things for those who recognise their poverty, hunger or sadness and seek his help. The only people whom God can help are those who come to him with an awareness of their need. That’s the problem with arrogance. The Bible tells us that God hates pride because such people are so full of themselves that they don’t want anything from him. He would love to bless them, but he can’t get close because they are so stuck up and self-confident. God wants us to come to him with open hands