What is commonly referred to the “sermon on the mount” in actuality was more like the tutoring session on the hill. Jesus sees the many people following him and decides to sit on a hillside and teach his followers. The teaching that he has for them is more of a challenge to grow deeper in their spirituality. Many in his audience were faithful to God, but their spiritual life boiled down to following a set of laws without a change of their hearts.
Jesus starts his teaching by setting up what had to be contradictions to the hearers. In this time closeness to God was seen through wealth and good fortune. If you were sick or disabled then it had to be your relationship with God. If you had a good yield of crops then you must have been close to God. Jesus was showing in these statements that God is looking for His people to have the same attitude about others as he has. His people should be lights in a darkened world.
As we continue reading this chapter let Jesus’ words challenge your heart to see which areas you need to correct to grow closer to Him.
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