How I understand the beatitudes in Luke (as opposed to Matthew)

[jennifer_bloom]

So this is what I got from studying the beatitudes in the book of Luke:

Blessed are you who don’t promote yourselves because your promotion is the work of God

Blessed are you who see the needs and address them, for you will be fulfilled

Blessed are you who miss out on good things, for you will be happy.

Blessed are you when men judge you, despise you, rebel against your needs, institutionally disqualify you and deny your reputational importance because of your moral goodness. Be greatly encouraged and happy, because your reward in mercy is great, for in the same manner did their providers do to the lovers of God preceding you.

But difficulty to you who are vain, for you’ve wasted prematurely the favour God had for you

Difficulty to you who are self-indulgent for you will go unsatisfied

Difficulty to you who are careless, for you will suffer and miss out

Difficulty to you when you have social power over others, because this is how their providers treated the fake believers who pretended to be good by hiding their motives from the world

[emperor90]

I think its a nice quote for people make me think