The sixth blessing in a series of nine blessings for the believer is having a pure heart. Matthew 5:8 Blessed are the pure art heart: for they shall see God. It was King David who missed more than anything, walking innocently before God. David’s greatest victories as a young man stemmed out of a pure…

As a Christian, who has been on this path for decades, I can identify two demonstrable miracles that I received when I least expected them yet wanted them most. I’ll share one of the two miracles on this blog. It was on New Year’s Day 2010 at Trigg beach in Western Australia. I went to…

My mum often had a saying when things got to her ‘It feels like ants are in my head’. What things? Life’s unwelcome challenges, – Bad news. – We just aren’t coping emotionally. – Relationships have turned on their head. – Sickness and an array of other things. It doesn’t matter if we live in…

At the end of this blog I’ve prayed a prayer of blessing for you to know how good God truly is. Ephesians 5: 18 Do not get drunk on wine, which leads to debauchery. Instead, be filled with the Spirit, God’s blessings can be holistically intoxicating. As we continue on the path of the nine foundational blessings…

Take time out to rejoice in the righteousness of God, a gift to whosoever receives it. Take a few minutes and meditate on the goodness of good while listening to this song by Victory Boyd, (RIGHTEOUS) What a beautiful day to be alive in Jesus.

Jesus talks about nine blessings that come with the believers life in His introduction to the Sermon On The Mount. We’ve looked at the first three over the last few weeks and they definitely appear to be progressive. First blessing! First comes the recognition of how lost we are. I call it having a bankrupt…

Matthew 5: 5 Blessed are the meek, they will inherit the earth. The blessings that comes with meekness is the ability to utilise the resources God puts in our lives to create a far better world through us and not just for us. In the last two blogs we’ve looked at the first two blessings…

Christians don’t fall into the trap of doing better; Christians understand that our righteousness (the best we have to offer) is rotten to the core. Isaiah 64:6 But we are all as an unclean thing, and all our righteousnesses are as filthy rags; and we all do fade as a leaf; and our iniquities, like…

Jesus makes nine promises of blessings in the opening verses of His first public address to the masses known as The Sermon on the Mount in Matthew chapter 5. The first was Blessed are the poor in Spirit which I addressed last week. You have to know you are lost before you can be found.…