Be Comforted

Matthew 5:4

Blessed are those who mourn,
    for they will be comforted.

This scripture is often used to comfort someone going through a loss.  Have you ever looked at the content of it though?  The beatitudes are really digging in to how we should live.  So, what is it that we are to mourn in order to be blessed?  We are to mourn our sins.  It is when we really repent of our sins and mourn what we have done, that is when we will be comforted. 

I often tell my son that saying sorry does not mean anything if you just turn around and do the same thing again right away.  The same is true when we sin and ask God for forgiveness.  Yes, he will forgive us over and over again, just as we would do with our child.  But it is not until we really realize what we are doing and start to mourn over that sin that we truly repent and receive the comfort that is talked about in this verse.

Today I want to encourage you to seek out if there is some sin in your life that you need to really mourn.