THE MERCIFUL Blessed are the merciful: for they shall obtain mercy. Matthew 5:7. If you went to the city of Florence in Italy, you would see there the beautiful marble Cathedral which stands in a great square. If you had gone there some six hundred years ago you might have seen, lounging in its sh... [ Continue Reading ]
THE PEACEMAKERS Blessed are the peacemakers: for they shall be called sons of God. Matthew 5:9. Many kings have had some special name attached to them because of their greatness or on account of some quality for which they were famous. We have Alfred the Great and Frederick the Great, William the... [ Continue Reading ]
A PINCH OF SALT Ye are the salt of the earth. Matthew 5:13. Have salt in yourselves. Mark 9:50. If someone were to tell you that you might have either sugar or salt but not both, which would you choose? Perhaps most of you, without stopping to consider, would reply that you would rather have no... [ Continue Reading ]
HOW TO BE A LAMP A lamp. Matthew 5:15. Would you like to know how to be a lamp? Boys and girls can all be lamps. They can't be electric arc lights or incandescent burners they must leave that to the grown-ups but they can all be lamps. Jesus once told His followers to be lamps, and to let their... [ Continue Reading ]
THE SECOND MILE And whosoever shall compel thee to go one mile, go with him twain. Matthew 5:41. Rather more than five hundred years before the birth of Christ, about the time that the Israelites were in captivity in Babylon, there lived in Persia a king called Cyrus. In those days there were no... [ Continue Reading ]