In Luke 6 we have blessings and curses from Jesus as in Matthew 5. Jesus is the king in the kingdom of God that is very different from a normal kingdom. In this world we feel blessed when we have money, health, etc. Jesus said that those who are in good position today, in this world, are cursed while those who are in a bad position now, in this world, will be blessed.
Why?
We were created to depend on the Lord, to search him, to praise him. When we are glad with ourselves, our conquests, we are far from the Lord; but when we are sad with ourselves, our situation, we are prone to search the Lord, to depend on him.
We read:
24 But it’s trouble ahead if you think you have it made.
What you have is all you’ll ever get.
25 And it’s trouble ahead if you’re satisfied with yourself.
Your self will not satisfy you for long.
And it’s trouble ahead if you think life’s all fun and games.
There’s suffering to be met, and you’re going to meet it.
26 “There’s trouble ahead when you live only for the approval of others, saying what flatters them, doing what indulges them. Popularity contests are not truth contests—look how many scoundrel preachers were approved by your ancestors! Your task is to be true, not popular.
In a way, there is no Christian fit, comfortable in this world.
Tuesday, May 13, 2025
Luke 6: blessings and curses
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