Dewayne and I were so blessed to stand and look over the hillside near Capernaum in Israel where Jesus was ministering the words to the people in Matthew Chapter 5. What a sight to see! Jesus was telling the people that there was a reward for them, and us today, for the ones who would live their lives a certain way. The Amplified translation of The Bible tells us in Matthew 5:6 that righteousness is, “those who hunger and thirst for righteousness (uprightness and right standing with God), for they shall be completely satisfied!”

And in Matthew 5:8 (NLT) it tells us, “God blesses those whose hearts are pure, for they will see God.” PURE is defined as, free from anything of a different, or contaminating kind; free from foreign or... (Continued)