Blessed are they that are persecuted for righteousness’ sake; for theirs is the kingdom of heaven. −Matthew 5:10. True Christians, God’s children are righteous, according to their “new man” (Ephesians 4:24), in their dealings; they avoid and reprove unrighteousness.  For this reason, …

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Blessed are the peacemakers; for they shall be called the children of God – Matthew 5:9. The most frightful and insane war imaginable is that which, in consequence of sin, the creature has declared against God, its Creator. Death immediately followed …

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Blessed are the pure in heart; for they shall see God. – Matthew 5:8. The Prophet Isaiah says: “We are all as an unclean thing, and all our righteousnesses are as filthy rags” (Isaiah 64:6). The Lord God also says: …

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Blessed are the merciful; for they shall obtain mercy. – Matthew 5:7. True Christians, God’s children, are known to be merciful. For their faith daily teaches and reminds them that it is only and exclusively by the mercy of God …

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Blessed are they that do hunger and thirst after righteousness; for they shall be filled. – Matthew 5:6. All poor sinners who truly believe in Jesus Christ have and possess with Him that righteousness wherein they can stand before God and …

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Blessed are the meek; for they shall inherit the earth. – Matthew 5:5. True Christians, God’s children, are meek. According to their new man of faith, they are not selfish, willful, quarrelsome, contentious, disputatious, vindictive, angry, or spiteful. When they …

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Blessed are they that mourn; for the shall be comforted. – Matthew 5:4. True Christians, God’s children, mourn here on earth. Why so? Their sin causes them to grieve and mourn. They are not as the rude and carnal-minded men …

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  One Believing Malefactor Attempts to Save the Other And there were also two other, malefactors, led with him to be put to death. And when they were come to the place, which is called Calvary, there they crucified him, and …

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A note to our readers: the original author of these devotions wrote only four weeks of Epiphany season devotions. This year, according to the church calendar, we have five weeks before we move into the pre-Lenten and Lenten season and …

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