Have you thought of being poor as being blessed? Have you thought being hungry was a blessing? Have you thought weeping meant a blessing? I dare say not many, if any at all, would think any of these are a blessing. We likely think of them as a lack of blessing, if not a curse.
Yet, Jesus says that the poor are blessed. Why would He say that? It is often the poor who trust God more than the rich. The rich believe they can take care of themselves. The poor rely on God to provide for their needs. They often experience God in ways the rich do not. Their faith is increased out of necessity.
When Jesus speaks of the hungry, He is not only speaking of physical hunger but a hunger to know Him. If we desire to know Jesus in a deep, personal way, our desire will be achieved. If we seek to be His follower with our whole heart, He will draw us close to Him. If we strive to know more about Jesus, about the Father, and about God’s will, we will be enlightened.
Weeping can bring about healing and can be a motivator. When we weep in our grief, we are comforted by those God puts next to us. Our grief is lessened when we know the loved one we lost is going to spend eternity with God. Yet, we may weep over those we are trying to bring to Christ. We may feel sorrow if they will not listen. Yet, Jesus promises us that we will laugh one day.
All of these situations require us to trust Jesus, trust the Father for the outcome to become a reality. We put our trust in Jesus when we accept Him as our Lord and Savior. As we experience God in our lives, our trust grows deeper, our roots go deeper into the foundation of Jesus, the cornerstone of God’s kingdom. The deeper we go, the more we are nourished.
I pray we all put our trust in Jesus and the Father. I pray we seek an intimate relationship with Jesus. I pray each one of us will experience Jesus in our lives and grow roots deeper in Him. Trust Jesus. Trust the Father. Seek an intimate relationship with Jesus. Experience God. Grow your roots deep in Jesus.
Luke 6:20-21
Then he looked up at his disciples and said:
“Blessed are you who are poor,
for yours is the kingdom of God.
“Blessed are you who are hungry now,
for you will be filled.
“Blessed are you who weep now,
for you will laugh.”
Marty Pressey 