beatitudes 2 blessed are those who mourn
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A natural consequence of the firstBeatitude
When we realized ourlack of righteousness,
we are filled with asense of unworth andshame.
This leads to aprofound sense ofsorrow and we mournover our sins.
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Laughter versus mourning
We live in world whichlikes to laugh and thusthe world does not likemourners.
However mourning is avery essential part oflife for it awakens us tocertain realities andhelps us to reprioritize
our lives. The Bible says these
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What does mourning mean?
It does not mean theChristian isperpetually morose,forever weepy.
Illust: Little girlsexclamation uponseeing a donkey
This donkey must bea Christian, it has
such a long face!
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What is Jesus saying?
At the individual level, we areto grieve our personal sin.
This mourning is experiencedby the man who begins torealize the blackness of hissin.
This is especially when he isexposed to the purity of God,our true mirror of our lives.
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The Confessions of David
David prayed this famousprayer upon beingconfronted by the prophetNathan.
He realized what he haddone to his great shameand sadness.
He saw the blackness ofhis heart and sorrow wasthe result.
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Psalms 51 - most famous penitent prayer 1 Have mercy on me, O God, according to your unfailing
love; according to your great compassion blot out mytransgressions. 2 Wash away all my iniquity and cleanse me from my sin. 3 For I know my transgressions, and my sin is always
before me. 4 Against you, you only, have I sinned and done what is
evil in your sight, so that you are proved right when youspeak and justified when you judge.
5 Surely I was sinful at birth, sinful from the time my
mother conceived me. 6 Surely you desire truth in the inner parts; you teach
me wisdom in the inmost place. 7 Cleanse me with hyssop, and I will be clean; wash me,
and I will be whiter than snow.
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Psalms 51 - most famous penitent prayer 8 Let me hear joy and gladness; let the bones you have
crushed rejoice. 9 Hide your face from my sins and blot out all my iniquity. 10 Create in me a pure heart, O God, and renew a
steadfast spirit within me. 11 Do not cast me from your presence or take your Holy
Spirit from me. 12 Restore to me the joy of your salvation and grant me a
willing spirit, to sustain me. 13 Then I will teach transgressors your ways, and sinners
will turn back to you. 14 Save me from bloodguilt, O God, the God who saves me,
and my tongue will sing of your righteousness. 15 O Lord, open my lips, and my mouth will declare your
praise.
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Confession of Prophet Isaiah
Isaiah 6:5 - Woe is me! For I am lost; for Iam a man of unclean lips, and I dwell inthe midst of people of unclean lips; for myeyes have seen the King, the Lord ofhosts!
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Two things happen, the longer aperson knows Jesus
Firstly, he is bound tosee more clearly the
high standard of Godsperfection by which hemust judge his life.
He therefore nolonger feels righteousbut realizes just howfar short he is fromthe standard of God
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Secondly, the more a manknows Jesus, the more he
realizes the cost of sin.
He sees the terriblenessof his deeds and the utter
horror of sin as he seesthe innocent Jesus hangingon the cross.
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Two things happen, the longer aperson knows Jesus
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Broader consideration of this Beatitude
Mourning can also bestimulated by the sin of thisworld, the lack of integrity,the sense of injustice done,the cruelty of tyrants.
Such sadness and sufferingare bound to pile onto theconsciousness of a sensitiveman and they make himweep.
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Jeremiah - the crying prophet
Jeremiah was known asthe crying or weeping
prophet because he weptover the sins of others(Israel).
The whole book ofLamentations is a recordof his crying over the evildeeds of Israel.
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The tears of Jesus over Jerusalem
Matthew 23:37-38
Jesus too provided usan example of thissort of mourning whenHe mourned over the
impending destructionof Jerusalem.
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The man who lives in Gods light cant helpbut mourn over what he sees
He mourns for the sinsand blasphemies of hisnation, he mourns for theerosion of the concept oftruth.
He mourns over the greed,the exploitation and thelack of integrity.
He mourns the fact theyare so few mourners.
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Mourning and sorrow - a blessing?
There are thingswhich only sorrow
can teach.
For this reason, ithas been said thatsorrow is the
source of thegreat discoveriesin life.
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Things discovered throughsorrow
Discovers the things thatreally matter.
Discovers the meaning offriendship & love.
Discovers whether ourfaith is superficial or theessential foundation ofour life.
Greatest of discoveries --
God. In our blackest hour,the light of God becomesbrighter.
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Those who mourn will be comforted
Parakalein- The Greek wordfor comfort.
It means more than justalleviating someones pain forthis word is also the same
word used to invite someone toa banquet. In other words, God not only
forgives the sinner but inviteshim to his banquet as an
honored guest e.g. Prodigal son- fatted calf.
In other words from sorrowcomes rejoicing.
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The comfort of God
Mourners are comforted in the knowledge that there isGod who loves him and would not let him go despite hisunfaithfulness.
Mourners are comforted that it was for their sins, that
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The greatest comfort of all
Revelation 21:4
God himself will wipe away
all tears from the eyes ofthose who mourn as Hemakes all things new whenJesus returns to this world.
The former things will begone and no moreremembered.
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