APRIL 28, Matthew 5:10-12

In both the first and last beatitude, Jesus Christ says of the blessed ones, “theirs is the kingdom of heaven”. Please refresh your memory and read again the reading of April 5.

Matthew Henry, an English Presbyterian minister and commentator on the Bible, writes that, “God will provide those who lose for him, though it be life itself, shall not lose him in the end. Heaven will, at last, will be abundant recompense [i.e. reward] for all the difficulties we met with in our way. This is that which has borne up the suffering saints [i.e. Christians] in all ages – this joy set before them.”

In the course of a Christian’s journey of faith, we must travel against the storm and opposition in a hostile world. As we move along our journey, we have God’s guarantee that ours is the kingdom of the heaven. Regardless how others may treat us, this is a divine right promised to us by God that cannot be taken away. No matter how badly the ungodly treat us, remember that we do not look at the present scheme of things for this is Satan’s order. We should instead be looking for it future when our Lord Jesus Christ returns to rules the earth.

Thought: “Rejoice and be exceeding glad: for great is your reward in heaven…” (Matthew 5:12a)

Prayer: Most gracious Father in Heaven, I know that there is only one way I can go to heaven. I am totally unable to go there myself and it is only through Jesus Christ alone who can redeem me of my sins and bring me to heaven with him. Please sustain me and help me through all the difficult things that I may go through. And it is in His precious name that I pray, Amen.