Blessed are the pure in heart, for they shall see God. (Matthew 5:8, NKJV). Heavenly Father, how we long to have a heart that is pure and holy that You may sit upon the throne of our hearts and lead us "in paths of righteousness for Your name sake." In the precious name of Jesus Christ we humbly pray. Amen. We have now arrived at the sixth link in our study of the Happiness Code. Those who find happiness here are the pure in heart. These are very special individuals because a pure heart is not a natural trait in human beings. The...

Blessed are the merciful, for they shall obtain mercy. (Luke 5:7). Dear God of mercy and love. Here we come again accepting the anointing that You have promised to those who stand in need of Your amazing mercy and grace! May we live everyday of our lives to bring You glory, in the wondrous name of Jesus the Christ we pray. Amen. This is the fifth day of our journey studying the Happiness Code. We have come to a link that is very near and dear to us - it is the beatitude that speaks of mercy. Everyone who have received mercy...

Blessed are those who hunger and thirst for righteousness, for they shall be filled. (Matthew 5: 6, NKJV). Father in heaven, we come to you and ask that Your Word will strengthen us; and enable us to do Your will. We claim this strength in the name of Jesus the Christ. Amen. Today we come upon another link in the Happiness Code that also seems to be related to the first beatitude. The first beatitude was about the poor in spirit; the second which is obviously a continuation of the first speaks of those who mourn; and today we find those who hunger...

Blessed are the meek, for they shall inherit the earth. (Matthew 5:6, NKJV). Holy Father, as we approach Your Mercy Seat, we feel a great need to be more like You. May the sweetness of Your character become ours as we rest in You this day. In the blessed name of Jesus Christ we pray. Amen. The beatitude for today is the third link in the Happiness Code and speaks about the meek. From the Greek praeis, meaning gentle, meek, mild. From the Hebrew anaw, ani, meaning humble, meek, poor, afflicted. Much is said about meekness in the Word of God. Perhaps here and in other...

Blessed are those who mourn, for they shall be comforted. (Matthew 5:5, NKJV). Father in heaven, how grateful we are that you have left us instructions on how to live our lives for Your glory. Please help us to be obedient to Your will. This is our prayer in the name of Jesus Christ. Amen Today we continue looking at what I will call the Happiness Code. Yesterday we looked at the first characteristic of those who live by this code:  "the poor in spirit." Now let us consider another characteristic of those who live by this Code:  "those who mourn." At first glance...

“Blessed are the poor in spirit, for theirs is the kingdom of heaven. . ." (Matthew 5:3) Heavenly Father, Your Word assures us that the kingdom of heaven belongs to the poor in spirit. Please help us to understand this and live it. This is my prayer in the only name that brings us salvation - the name of Jesus the Christ. Amen. This is the first of the well known beatitudes. Sometimes we hear it recited as:  Happy are the poor in spirit . . . That is because the root word in Greek:  makarioi the singular form being makarios, can be translated...

Now it happened, as He was dining in Levi’s house, that many tax collectors and sinners also sat together with Jesus and His disciples; for there were many, and they followed Him. And when the scribes and Pharisees saw Him eating with the tax collectors and sinners, they said to His disciples, “How is it that He eats and drinks with tax collectors and sinners?” When Jesus heard it, He said to them, “Those who are well have no need of a physician, but those who are sick. I did not come to call the righteous, but sinners, to repentance."...

Then He went out again by the sea; and all the multitude came to Him, and He taught them.  As He passed by, He saw Levi the son of Alphaeus sitting at the tax office. And He said to him, “Follow Me.” So he arose and followed Him. (Mark 2:13,14, NKJV). Dear God, Here we are again, needing to hear a word from You. Please receive us as friends. Thank You for being a friend that sticks closer than a brother. In the precious name of Jesus Christ we pray and give you thanks Amen. Yesterday we spent some time...

Then He went out again by the sea; and all the multitude came to Him, and He taught them.  As He passed by, He saw Levi the son of Alphaeus sitting at the tax office. And He said to him, “Follow Me.” So he arose and followed Him. (Mark 2:13,14, NKJV). Dear God, we thank You for being our Friend. Where would we be if You had not befriended us when we needed a friend the most? Please stay in our lives and walk with us through this valley of tears. We ask all these mercies in the only name that...

Remember the Sabbath day, to keep it holy. Six days you shall labor and do all your work, but the seventh day is the Sabbath of the LORD your God. In it you shall do no work:  you, nor your son, nor your daughter, nor your male servant, nor your female servant, nor your cattle, nor your stranger who is within your gates. For in six days the LORD made the heavens and the earth, the sea and all that is in them, and rested the seventh day. Therefore the LORD blessed the Sabbath day and hallowed it. (Exodus 20:...