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Intro:
The first three Beattitudes reveal the heart
exercises of those who have been awakened by the
Spirit of God. These next three depict the practical
expressions urged upon Christians in their daily
lives.
1. Blessed hope. (Tit. 2:13)
2. Blessed endurer. (Jas. 1:12)
3. Blessed reader. (Rev. 1:3)
Illustration:
Unpunctuated words can be meaningless, even
mispunctuated words (? ! : ,) Life is that way, if
unpunctuated with blessings and service it becomes
dull and unmeaningful. It takes blessed punctuations
to make it rich and relevant.
I. Blessed Are Consecrated (Mt. 5:6)
A. Scriptural facts to ponder.
1. Righteousness: saved person considered. (Mt.
5:6) Approval
a. Imputed righteousness: Act of God. (Ro. 4:5-7)
Positional
b. Imparted righteousness: Actions of godly. (II
Pet. 1:4) Practical
2. Rightfulness: seek personal consecration. (Mt:
5:6) Appetite
a. Hunger: spiritual nurture.
b. Thirst: spiritual moisture. (Ps. 42:1-2)
B. Satisfaction found by pursuing.
1. Spiritually blessed: faithful
2. Spiritually dressed: filled (Ps. 84:11)
II. Blessed Are The Compassionate (Mt. 5:7)
A. Saints who show mercy. (Ro. 12:8, Eph. 2:4)
“The only ones you should try to get even with are
those who have helped you.”
1. Disposition toward those in need. (I Jn. 3:17;
Gal.6:10)
2. Distribution toward those in need. Abe
Lincoln – “To ease another’s heartache is to forget
one’s own.”
a. Kindness in giving time: relieving the afflicted
b. Kindness in giving provisions: alleviating the
adversed.
B. Saints will receive mercy. (Mt. 5:7; Gal. 6:7;
Pr. 14:21)
1. Our Lord will repay us. (Pr. 19:17) Inward
benefit (Pr. 14:21)
2. Others will restore it. (Lk. 6:38) Outward
benefit (Ps. 18:25)
John Ruskin: “When we fail to praise someone that
deserves praise, two things happen. We run the
chance of driving him from the right road for want
of encouragement and we deprive ourselves of the
happiest privilege of being rewarder to him who
deserves reward.”
III. Blessed Are The Cleansed (Mt. 5:8)
A.
Condition of the heart. (Heb. 10:22; Tit.
3:5) Renewing
1.
Thought processes clean. (Pr. 4:23; Phil.
4:8) Thinking (Heb. 13:9)
2.
Throne place considered. (Mk. 12:30-31)
Testimony (I Tim. 5:22)
a.
Stay clean. (I Jn. 1:9) Without defilement
b.
Stay clear. (Jas. 1:27) Without hypocrisy. (I Cor.
5:6-8)
B.
Confrontation with the Holy. (Mt. 5:8)
1.
Purity of habits motivated by pure heart.
2.
Pure hearted persons will see Holy
Providence.
Illustration: Times of great calamity and confusion
have ever been productive of the greatest minds. The
purest ore is produced from the hottest furnace and
the brightest thunderbolt comes from the darkest
storm.
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