BE - ATTITUDE
Edited by canva
I was pondering on what to write and this topic came to my mind "BE ATTITUDE", At first I was curious about the topic, so looking at it deeper I realized that those two words are very important in our Christian race as children of God.
It is extremely expected of us from God and from man that we exhibit the attitude of the man we are following with is Jesus. Looking at the life of Jesus when he was here he laid a clear foundation of how he wanted us to operate and to be.
The attributes of Jesus were loving, kind, compassionate, pure and above all selfless.
So he teaches us daily to exhibit this lifestyle only then can we be blessed and find true and lasting joy and happiness,
*St. Matthew 5:3
KJV: Blessed are the poor in spirit: for theirs is the kingdom of heaven.
St. Matthew 5:4
KJV: Blessed are they that mourn: for they shall be comforted.
St. Matthew 5:5
KJV: Blessed are the meek: for they shall inherit the earth.
St. Matthew 5:6
KJV: Blessed are they which do hunger and thirst after righteousness: for they shall be filled.
St. Matthew 5:7
KJV: Blessed are the merciful: for they shall obtain mercy.
St. Matthew 5:8
KJV: Blessed are the pure in heart: for they shall see God.
St. Matthew 5:9
KJV: Blessed are the peacemakers: for they shall be called the children of God.
St. Matthew 5:10
KJV: Blessed are they which are persecuted for righteousness' sake: for theirs is the kingdom of heaven.
St. Matthew 5:11
KJV: Blessed are ye, when men shall revile you, and persecute you, and shall say all manner of evil against you falsely, for my sake.
St. Matthew 5:12
KJV: Rejoice, and be exceeding glad: for great is your reward in heaven: for so persecuted they the prophets which were before you.*
We are to Be this attitude at all times, it takes only a sincere spiritual yearning to see the kingdom of God. It's only a poor man that desires help and will strive to get the help they need. So it takes only my spiritual emptiness and helpless state to receive the kingdom of God. And those that mourn to be comforted, the comfort does not come from man, because no man can comfort a man but it comes in the person of the Holy Spirit, our great comforter. So we ought to Be comforted because we have the Holy Spirit.
Humility is the only criterial to receive what we do not have, a clear example is Abraham, David Jesus etc all these people had a humble heart and the received the promise of God while here on earth. God's grace is only sufficient to the humble and to the proud he resist them. So we have to BE humble.
Righteousness and purity are God's attributes, it is only one who have right standing with God and are pure that can see God. Obtaining the right standing is by our hunger and taste of him, yearning to know him more, having deeper fellowship with him and desiring to be like him. And that is achieved through consistency in our word and prayer life. It is not how much we study and pray but it is how we have allowed ourselves to be groomed and nurture by those words. (Living it out). So we have to BE righteous and pure, and that is through constant purging of ourselves through the word and in the place of prayer.
It takes only a man that is merciful to be shown mercy, failure to show mercy to other is failure to obtain mercy from God and from man, and that I learn from the way Jesus taught us on how to pray. "........ Forgive us our trespasses as we forgive those who trespass against us". The condition to receive forgiveness here is by we forgiving others. So we should BE merciful to others and to ourselves.
We are peacemakers, so we ought to BE at peace with God and with many, both to our friends and to our enemies. For only then are we the true children of God.
Accusation and persecution is one thing that most believers tend to react to, but the Bible instruct is to be happy when we are accuse falsely and persecuted for righteousness sake for heaven will be our reward, which is the greatest reward of all. So we ought to BE patient and endure all only for righteousness because our reward awaits us if we faint not on the way.
We should have the attitude of Christ our role mode only then can we be happy and exceedingly blessed. BE-ATTITUDE. Our attitude is our true nature.
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