The BE attitudes

For several years now I have been working with a theology espoused by Clarence Jordan

It was Jordan's belief that Jesus gives us all instruction on HOW to follow him in Matthew 5, 6 and 7. In particular, Jesus gave us the Beatitudes in a specific order as the necessary steps in the ladder of faith.

Now this theory really caught my imagination, and so I have been using the beatitudes as my own barometer on where I am in this pilgrimmage. Often at different crossroads or events in my life I will pull out the Beatitudes and see if I can pinpoint which step in the ladder I am working on.

Well, as we have been working through the Seeking Him study and participate in this personal revival, once again I see a reflection of Jordan's theory at work.

These first weeks as we have been digging through the dirt of our lives, plowing and tilling our soil to prepare for the seeds of Grace, I can see that Jesus prepared us for this process with the beatitudes. The first three steps in Jesus ladder are painful, gut wrenching, self effacing, but without them our hearts are not ready to perform at the levels we can achieve as we continue climbing.

Jesus calls to the Poor in Spirit, Mourning, Meek - Our revival calls us to be Humble, Honest, Repentent

The synergy is amazing