Numbers 21, Numbers 22: 1-20, Luke 6: 12-36, Psalm 51: 1-9
Luke 6: 21 (ESV)
“Blessed are you who are hungry now, for you shall be
satisfied. “Blessed are you who weep now, for you shall laugh.”
I’ve heard and read the Beatitude given by Christ over the
years, but after reading a few Bible commentaries on these verses in Luke 6 I’ve
gain a new appreciation for them. In verse 21 from Luke 6, Jesus blessed those
who are hungry now and said that they shall be satisfied. Previously I thought
that this blessing was solely about food, but one Biblical scholar noted that
the hunger referred to people who are hungry for God. Jesus is blessing people
who hunger for God like they hunger for food and spend all their time seeking him
to satisfy their hunger. Jesus tells them that if they have faith in him, their
hunger for God will be satisfied. I love this image of seeking God like a
starving seek would seek food. I don’t think I’ve ever searched for God like a
starving man searches for food, and I want to experience this kind of hunger
for God at least once in my life.
Then Jesus blessed those who weep now since they will one
day laugh. I always thought this blessing was for people who are depressed and
felt sadness in their life, and when they go to heaven they will laugh with
joy. Another Biblical scholar said the weeping is not for sadness, but for
people who weep because of the sins they committed in their life. Through their
faith in Jesus Christ, the people who weep will laugh with joy when they find
out that God has made everything right in their life. This image of laughing
with joy when you find that God had made everything right in your life resonated
with me, because I have laughed with joy when I realized that God answered one
of my prayers.
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