Matthew 5

How familiar these verses are. I don't know how many times I have taught these to Sunday school classes or during VBS. But how often do I really think about what they mean? I think when we hear verses too often we loose what they are trying to teach us.

I think Jesus is trying to tell us that we don't have to be perfect or popular we just need to believe and work at being faithful to God. There are rewards in heaven that we will receive and we do not have to be perfect in our everyday lives. In fact we cannot be perfect and maybe that's why we have this teaching.

We should rejoice in God each day because he loves us and is always there listening and helping.