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Luke 6:24

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Blessings and Woes

17He went down with them and stood on a level place. A large crowd of his disciples was there and a great number of people from all over Judea, from Jerusalem, and from the coast of Tyre and Sidon,18who had come to hear him and to be healed of their diseases. Those troubled by evilGreek unclean spirits were cured,19and the people all tried to touch him, because power was coming from him and healing them all.

20Looking at his disciples, he said:
“Blessed are you who are poor,
for yours is the kingdom of God.

21Blessed are you who hunger now,
for you will be satisfied.
Blessed are you who weep now,
for you will laugh.

22Blessed are you when men hate you,
when they exclude you and insult you
and reject your name as evil, because of the Son of Man.

23“Rejoice in that day and leap for joy, because great is your reward in heaven. For that is how their fathers treated the prophets.

24“But woe to you who are rich,
for you have already received your comfort.

25Woe to you who are well fed now,
for you will go hungry.
Woe to you who laugh now,
for you will mourn and weep.

26Woe to you when all men speak well of you,
for that is how their fathers treated the false prophets.

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BWellcome - (eBible Novice) about 1 year ago.

The connection that Jesus makes between wealth and comfort here seems very revealing. Could it be that material wealth (and the comfort that it brings) has an alarming potential to dull our sense of need for the Kingdom? Material luxury brings a sense of self-sufficiency so that it’s much more difficult (though not impossible) to recognize any need for life in the way of Jesus. However, while many people are enticed into medicating their lives with possessions and financial prosperity, some are able to see through it and recognize the fact that their material wealth is not bringing them the fulfilment that only life in the Way of Jesus can bring.