Matthew 5:4 Amplified Bible
“Blessed [forgiven, refreshed by God’s grace] are those who mourn [over their sins and repent], for they will be comforted [when the burden of sin is lifted].”
Continuing on in our look at The Beatitudes, verse 4 encourages true believers by saying that if you grief over your sinful condition and repent God will comfort you. The Amplified translation really brings home the true meaning of this statement. If we grieve over our sinful life, we shall be ripe for repentance, which means we will come out on the other end with sins forgiven.
This view of mourning over our sins is also found in Paul’s 2ndletter to the Corinthian church. In Chapter 7 verse 10 he writes: “For [godly] sorrow that is in accord with the will of God produces a repentance without regret, leading to salvation; but worldly sorrow [the hopeless sorrow of those who do not believe] produces death.”(Amplified Bible)
Whenevera person is in a state of grieving, what they need more than anything at that time is to be comforted. To comfort is to sooth as a cooling balm soothes aching muscles. It is to empathize and encourage. It is to provide relief. It is to lift one’s burden. The main burden in this verse’s case is the burden of sin that had accumulated over time causing us to be weighed down. What a blessing it is to know that when we come to the throne of grace, lay our burden of sin down and kneel before the one true King, we will never have to bear that particular burden ever again. Lay it down.
A Christians life no doubt seems very strange to those in the world. As believers we must be willing to “give when others take. Love when others hate. Comfort and help when others abuse and give up our own rights to serve others.”(1) That is Christ-like living. Until next time, walk with the King and be a blessing!
Resource: The Life Application Study Bible.
(1)The Life Application Study Bible; page 2003, footnote for Matthew 5:3-12.
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