Dashboard Devo

Matt. 5:4- Mourning

Episode Summary

Today, Jesus is talking about what it means to be spiritually mournful. The good news is when we mourn like Jesus wants us to, He comforts us with His love. So how do we spiritually mourn?

Episode Notes

Family Discussion Questions: 

  1.  Read 1 John 1:9. What does Jesus promise to do for us in this passage? 
  2. Take a few moments and confess your sins together. Remind yourselves that no matter how you sin, Jesus still loves you and forgives those who come to Him. 
  3. What gift does Jesus promise to those who mourn their sin in Matt. 5:4?  (Parents, think and share of a time where you have felt the comfort of the Gospel in your own lives).  
  4. Ask, "How will tomorrow look different having heard and talked about this scripture?"

 

Additional Resources: 

Daily Prayer App for your phone- http://www.rethinkme.com/dailyprayer/

HEAR Journaling: https://replicate.org/what-is-a-hear-journal/

All Scripture is read out of the ESV Translation of the Bible. 

 

Remember: 

This podcast is not designed to replace your personal devotion time with God. There are hundreds of resources out there on how to walk daily with Jesus. Our recommendation is to simply start with one of the Gospels of Jesus in the New Testament and read few verses each day. Use the Replicate Ministries HEAR Journaling Method to respond: Highlight what stands out to you, explain what it means, apply it to your life, and respond in obedience. 

Episode Transcription

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Matt. 5:4- Mourning

“Blessed are those who mourn, for they will be comforted.” Think about what we said last week? Each of these phrases depicts the character and life of a follower of Jesus. Jesus is calling us to live out each of these phrases because it helps us to flourish.

Today, Jesus is talking about what it means to be spiritually mournful. The good news is when we mourn like Jesus wants us to, He comforts us with His love.

So how do we spiritually mourn?

  1. Jesus says confess your sins. 1 John 1:9 says, “If we confess our sins, He is faithful and just to forgive us of our sins. But it’s not just confessing and identifying our sins, it's hating our sin with a passion. It should break our hearts to think that we are sinful people. This can quickly become a hopeless practice if we fail to see the promise of confession— To be comforted by Jesus!
  2. Secondly, this doesn’t just mean we mourn our own sins, but we mourn a sinful world. It also means that we desire to help people see their need for Jesus and introduce them to the only person who comforts them in their brokenness. Our redemption should propel us into our neighborhoods, schools, and friend groups to display the work of Christ in and through our lives. It makes us people who do not just look inwardly, but outwardly to a lost and broken people pointing them to Jesus to be comforted!

The reality is that we are not naturally bent to mourn our sin. We sometimes hide our sin OR tend to think a little better of ourselves than we really are. Let’s fight that tendency and lean into the deeper joy of mourning our sinfulness, so we can be comforted by Jesus’s mercy and grace.


My question to you is what sins do you need to confess. Are there apologies you need to extend to your kids? Practice the discipline of confession each day this week. Model it in front of your kids and give your kids the freedom and grace to confess to you. Then pray together celebrating the fact that Jesus has saved you and you can say now with confidence that there is no fear for those who are in Christ!