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Blessed Are Those Who Mourn!!!

Yesterday we started looking at a few of the beatitudes. Today we are going to continue by looking at one that will eventually affect us all--mourning. Mourning can take place in many ways, the loss of a job, the loss of a loved one, the loss of a relationship. I would like to look at mourning in a very different way that should apply to all of us that are in Christ. Mourning over our sin.

"Blessed are those who mourn, for they shall be comforted." Matthew 5:4

God wants us to experience His joy! But we cannot experience His joy until we have mourned over our sin. If we do not grieve over the weight of our sin, we do not have any concept of the devastating power of sin. If we treat our sin lightly, we demonstrate that we have no sense of the enormity of our offense against Almighty God! Do we realize that it was our sin that caused the death of God's Son? Our sin causes us to fall short of what God intends. It also brings pain and sorrow, no only to ourselves, but to those around us.

The Bible says that those who grieve over their sin will draw near to God. (James 4:8-10). It also says that those who weep and mourn over their sin are in a position to repent. (Luke 4:18-19). I believe that God has told us through His Word that there cannot be repentance without the realization of the gravity of sin. Regret for sin's consequences is not the same as sorrow for sinning against Holy God! And, confession of sin is not necessarily an indication of repentance. Repentance comes only when we acknowledge that our transgression has come from a heart that is far from God, and we are brokenhearted over our grievous offenses against Holy God!

Jesus said that those who are brokenhearted over their sin will find comfort. They will experience new dimensions of God's love and forgiveness. His infinite grace is sufficient for the most terrible sin. We cannot try to skip the grieving process of repentance just to move on to experience joy. God will not leave us to weep over our sin, but will forgive us, comfort us, and fill us with His joy. But, their must be true repentance. Ask God to show you where in your life you have no repentance, then, grieve over it and hand it to God, for you shall be comforted.

May God richly bless you today!! H Trent!

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