BACK DOORS TO A BLESSED LIFE – Meekness and Hunger

August 6, 2026

Matthew 5:5-6 (NIV)

I learned…not to confuse God with .

Some of the greatest things God will do in our lives will come through a we would never choose.

Matthew 5:1-6 (NIV)
Now when Jesus saw the crowds, he went up on a mountainside and sat down. His disciples came to him, ² and he began to teach them He said: ³ “Blessed are the poor in spirit, for theirs is the kingdom of heaven. ⁴ Blessed are those who mourn, for they will be comforted. Blessed are the meek, for they will inherit the earth. ⁶ Blessed are those who hunger and thirst for righteousness, for they will be filled.

BLESSED ARE THE

Matthew 11:28-30 (NIV)
Jesus says: ²⁸ “Come to me, all you who are weary and burdened, and I will give you rest. ²⁹ Take my yoke upon you and learn from me, for I am gentle (meek) and humble in heart, and you will find rest for your souls. ³⁰ For my yoke is easy and my burden is light.” Was Jesus weak?

THEY WILL THE EARTH

Psalm 37:1-11 (NIV)
Do not fret because of those who are evil or be envious of those who do wrong; ² for like the grass they will soon wither, like green plants they will soon die away. ³ Trust in the Lord and do good; dwell in the land and enjoy safe pasture. ⁴ Take delight in the Lord, and he will give you the desires of your heart. ⁵ Commit your way to the Lord; trust in him and he will do this: ⁶ He will make your righteous reward shine like the dawn, your vindication like the noonday sun. ⁷ Be still before the Lord and wait patiently for him; do not fret when people succeed in their ways, when they carry out their wicked schemes. ⁸ Refrain from anger and turn from wrath; do not fret—it leads only to evil. ⁹ For those who are evil will be destroyed, but those who hope in the Lord will inherit the land. ⁰ A little while, and the wicked will be no more; though you look for them, they will not be found. ¹¹ But the meek will inherit the land and enjoy peace and prosperity.

In

2 Timothy 2:12a (NIV)
if we endure, we will also reign with him.

Revelation 20:6 (NIV)
⁶ Blessed and holy are those who share in the first resurrection. The second death has no power over them, but they will be priests of God and of Christ and will reign with him for a thousand years.

BLESSED ARE THOSE WHO HUNGER AND THIRST FOR

Psalms 63:1 (NIV)

You, God, are my God, earnestly I seek you; I thirst for you, my whole being longs for you, in a dry and parched land where there is no water.

THEY WILL BE