Blessed are they that mourn

Matthew 5: 4 Blessed are they that mourn: for they shall be comforted.

Who are Those who mourn?
At first this scripture text seems to contradict itself. To be blessed means to be happy. How can someone who is mourning be happy? Jesus meant for this attitude to be viewed in a spiritual way. Isaiah 61:1-3 helps us to understand the context of this beatitude.
1The Spirit of the Lord GOD is upon me; because the LORD hath anointed me to preach good tidings unto the meek; he hath sent me to bind up the brokenhearted, to proclaim liberty to the captives, and the opening of the prison to them that are bound; 2To proclaim the acceptable year of the LORD, and the day of vengeance of our God; to comfort all that mourn; 3To appoint unto them that mourn in Zion, to give unto them beauty for ashes, the oil of joy for mourning, the garment of praise for the spirit of heaviness; that they might be called trees of righteousness, the planting of the LORD, that he might be glorified.

When we become Christians we are endowed with weapons that help us learn to stand against the wiles of the devil, to be a witness of the gospel of Jesus Christ, to take the kingdom of God by force, to take authority in our lives and in the lives of those around us, to resist the enemy, to tear down strongholds, and to watch, pray and worship.

The weapons of this warfare are not carnal and sometimes because they are not carnal it is difficult to recognize what they are and what they should be used to achieve. Like David's five smooth stones our weapons often seem small in our hands, but when the power of the almighty is added each accomplishes awesome and impossible feats, which prove God's love for us. We need to recognize our weapons, but that's a blog for another day. The weapons that are applicable to those that mourn are joy and peace. Our joy can lift us out of terrible situations going on all around us and our peace, which passes understanding, can bring us to a place in God that no one can pluck us from.

So although we may mourn we understand that weeping may endure for a night, but JOY comes in the morning (mourning). We may be saddened by something that has happened, but we recognize that God meant it for our good and that all things work together for the good of those who love Him and who are the called according to His purpose! We trust that God can and will carry us through every situation that we come to and on the other side we become overcommers with a testimony! That testimony will allow us to go into the enemy's camp with confidence so that we can take back our families, take back all that the enemy has stolen--we can recover all!

The reward is Comfort – Calling Near
The Greek word for comforted is parakaleo which means ‘to call to the side of’, ‘to call near’. The comfort which God offers, is not just consoling or soothing, but it is much more than that. When we turn to God in our suffering, God calls us to His side. We are able to enter beyond the veil. He is touched by the feelings of our infirmities. He comforts us and come to our rescue.

People often complain about God’s silence in our time of need or suffering. But this beatitude gives very different picture. God is calling us near, ready to comfort us, all we need to do is to respond to Him. As a matter of fact He promised to never leave nor forsake us. So in our time of trouble He is truly right there! This idea is fully realized in the Words of Jesus in Matthew 11:28-30, Come to me, all you who are weary and burdened, and I will give you rest.

This beatitude, at its core, brings the message of hope for those who mourn or are hurt. You can try to ignore it, or escape it, but you can only find true comfort and rest in Jesus. When we learn to turn it over to Jesus, whatever "IT" is He gives us comfort in return. He promised that the comforter would come. The comforter is here.

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