Being blessed is a state of well-being or happiness in relationship to God. ![]() In the Gospel according to Matthew, Jesus teaches His disciples, (in what have now been coined, “The Beatitudes”), “ Blessed are the pure in heart, for they shall see God” ( Matt. What Is the Meaning of 'Blessed Are the Pure in Heart'? Those who are pure in heart, are happy in God because they have seen God in Jesus and eagerly anticipate the joy of seeing Him fully face-to-face. His blood purifies our souls and grants us the ability to see God-partially now and fully in eternity. It is only through God’s saving grace that we can come to have a pure heart before God. But those who do not believe, those of an impure heart will find condemnation and separation-eternity unfulfilled and devoid of any glimpse of joy. ![]() Those-who in faith submitted their lives to Jesus-will experience eternity without tears, sin, shame, or brokenness-finding all happiness and fulfillment in the Lord. Common grace will not exist without His presence, and all happiness will cease. Meeting death without God leads to eternal separation from Him. We only find this kind of lasting happiness through belief in the gospel of Jesus Christ. ![]() The saving grace of God satisfies our souls and offers joy no matter what surrounds us. True and lasting happiness, however, is rooted and overflows from experiencing God’s saving grace. Delicious food, pleasure in sex, a beautiful sunset, and a good friend are all examples of God’s goodness and common grace. It is because of God’s common grace, (meaning His undeserved kindness bestowed to all people regardless of their love and belief in Him) that all people whether Christian or not-can experience one degree of happiness or another throughout the world that is. Apart from God’s grace, there is no happiness.
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