Category Archives: Christian Life

Blessed Are You

Posted on October 16, 2016 by Don Merritt

In verse 10, Jesus said that those who are persecuted for righteousness are blessed; here He gets personal, for now He isn’t referring to someone else, or some group of individuals, now it is about “you”. People may speak all … Continue reading →

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Thank You!

Posted on October 13, 2016 by Don Merritt

I received notification from WordPress that this blog has now been going for five years; has it really been that long? I guess it has! When I started it, I had no idea what I was doing… never mind what … Continue reading →

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Persecuted Because of Righteousness

Posted on October 9, 2016 by Don Merritt

As a rule, do you expect to see a righteous person persecuting another person because the persecuted person is righteous? My guess is “probably not.” If this is true, then what sort of person persecutes another because they are righteous? … Continue reading →

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Peacemakers

Posted on October 2, 2016 by Don Merritt

We have already seen that as Jesus went forth proclaiming the Kingdom, that healing, and restoration of wholeness went in His wake, for the restoration of wholeness, including the restoration of relationships torn by the hostility of this world is … Continue reading →

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To See God

Posted on September 25, 2016 by Don Merritt

The expression “pure in heart” refers to a person whose inner most thoughts, motivation and purpose are pure, clean, wholesome and good; this is the one who will see God. To see God is to believe in God, and even … Continue reading →

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For They Will Be Filled

Posted on September 18, 2016 by Don Merritt

  I doubt that I need to discuss what it means to “hunger and thirst for righteousness” so let’s jump directly to what will become of the one who has no such desire. I think we can safely assume that … Continue reading →

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For They Will Inherit the Earth

Posted on September 11, 2016 by Don Merritt

A person who is “meek” is often thought of as being resigned to their circumstances, even weak, but that really isn’t what is being described here. Those who are “meek” are those who understand that they are dependent upon God, … Continue reading →

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Love

Posted on September 10, 2016 by Don Merritt
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Those Who Mourn

Posted on September 4, 2016 by Don Merritt

Most of the time, we don’t associate blessing with mourning; maybe we should rethink this… Matthew didn’t actually say what those blessed ones are mourning; it could be the loss of a loved one, it could be the loss of … Continue reading →

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A Programming Note

Posted on August 31, 2016 by Don Merritt

By the time this is published, I will be flying out to the West Coast to visit family in the LA area. As a consequence I will not be at my duty station for a few days, and won’t be … Continue reading →

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