Beatitude #2- Those Who Mourn, Part 1 (TMF:392)

Tuesday, April 26, 2016
Peace to Live By: Beatitude #2- Those Who Mourn, Part 1 (TMF:392) - Daniel Litton
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       Now, the second Beatitude states: “Blessed are those who mourn, for they shall be comforted” (Matthew 5:4, ESV). When Jesus talks about those who are mourning, that they should be happy, who is he talking about? Is he talking about those who have lost a loved one and are continuing to mourn for the person long after he or she is gone? The Apostle Paul told us never to have prolonged grief over a deceased Christian like unbelievers who have no hope. You see, we as Christians always have hope when a fellow brother or sister dies. This is because we know the person is in a far better place now. We know the person is in complete peace and has full assurance of security in Heaven. It is really us who are left behind who are in bad shape compared to Christians who die. Is Jesus then talking about an unbeliever who has died? No, I don’t think that’s his point here. Jesus isn’t talking about the mourning that comes from grieving over a person who had died, but rather he is talking about the mourning the occurs from realizing our own sinful state and the corruption of the world around us. It grieves us, as Christians, when we realize how bad we are—how unlike Christ we can be.