Thursday, April 19, 2007

persecuted not abandoned...

hey!! so today was pretty good. just pretty normal at school as usual. cant wait to get back to church Sunday :]] My devotion last night was Matthew 5:3-11 which says: "Blessed are the poor in spirit: for theirs is the kingdom of heaven. Blessed are they that mourn: for they shall be comforted. Blessed are the meek: for they shall inherit the earth. Blessed are they which do hunger and thirst after righteousness: for they shall be filled. Blessed are the merciful: for they shall obtain mercy. Blessed are the pure in heart for they shall see God. Blessed are the peacemakers: for they shall be called the children of God. Blessed are they which are persecuted for righteousness' sake: for theirs is the kingdom of heaven. Blessed are ye, when men shall revile you, and shall say all manner of evil against you falsely, for my sake." Basically this passage is telling us what God will do for us :] we, as Christians should be pure in our hearts and minds. this passage also tells us that if we are merciful to others, that God will be mercyiful to us. as Christians we should give others mercy and show a kind heart to the lost. it also talks about us being meek, we should not be boastful or agressive if we are meek we will gain more than if we are proud. we should aim to make peace and not fight with others for useless reasons andd we should be glad, even when we are persecuted because we are taking a stand for Jesus, who died for us :]] and i mean if your gunna stick up for someone it might as well be the someone who died to save you...the someone who is the reason your allowed in heaven. im just soo happy that we serve a living God. if we take a stand for our faith, we are blessed by God and he is just that great and amazing and i love my Jesus!!!
i'll talk to y`all later
i love you all!
God Bless!!
- crystal jade

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