02 Blessed Are Those Who Mourn (Matthew 5:4)

Alex Townsend
The Beatitudes
Blessed are Those who Mourn
Matthew 5:4
16 April 2023

Jesus gave the sermon on the mount to make clear who were His disciples, because many followed Him for different reasons. In His sermon, Christ promised blessing for true disciples who mourn.

Spiritually prosperous are those who mourn their spiritual poverty. This mourning is a grief over sin that offends God. Why are those who mourn in this way blessed? Because they will be comforted with God's forgiveness in salvation.

Those who are broken over sin can be comforted. We have a secure salvation in Christ, daily forgiveness from Him, and the hope of heaven where we will be completely without sin.