SUCCESS AND THE BEATITUDES
The one thing we must see is that the Beatitudes by which Jesus begins this sermon are not a mild and sentimental collection of platitudes. They are a frontal challenge to almost everything we assume about “the way it is” in the world. The only way they make sense is if Jesus Christ himself is able to sustain the blessings he pronounces. When that fact becomes our fact, and when we become convinced that Jesus Christ has the authority to support his promises, then the word blessed not only invites us to find the right path but also to welcome the path we find. We now have the biblical doctrine of success. Success is not measured in possessions or by the state of our health. Success means to be where I am supposed to be — the right place at the right time and for the right reason — because of the purpose for my life that has its origins…
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