WHO ARE THE BLESSED IN GOD’S KINGDOM

<p class="p1"><span class="s1">God created Adam and Eve and blessed them.<span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span> Jesus came to restore us to these blessings and to teach us how to live in these gifts from God.<span class= "Apple-converted-space"> </span> We were created to be blessed, to have God’s favor, to experience shalom.<span class= "Apple-converted-space"> </span> Everyone has an inward desire to be blessed.</span></p> <p class="p1"><span class="s1">Let us ask the Holy Spirit to open our eyes to see who are the blessed ones in the kingdom of heaven.<span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span> We will discover that all these blessings are open to all people of every tribe, tongue, and nation.<span class= "Apple-converted-space"> </span> They are not based on wealth or intelligence or inheritance or luck or fate or health or skin color.<span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span> All of us can have these blessings that reflect Jesus and the image of God.</span></p>