Tag: Matthew 5
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Good Grief (Matthew 5:4; John 11:17-35)
Grief tells us something is wrong with the world. But it also awakens a longing for the day when God will make all things new. In the second Beatitude, Jesus doesn’t tell us to deny our sorrow—He promises that sorrow will not have the last word.
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Day 139: The Cycle of Recycled Revenge (2 Samuel 19-21)
In 2 Samuel 19–21, the kingdom feels trapped in what Coldplay called “a cycle of recycled revenge.” But Jesus, the Son of David, offers a better way: reconciliation instead of retaliation, peace instead of score-settling.
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Day 283: What Does Love Require? (Matthew 5:21–48)
Jesus didn’t lower the bar; He raised it. The Sermon on the Mount moves righteousness from something you can measure to something only love can motivate.