. “Understanding Who You Already Are”

John 6:44 KJV 

No man can come to me, except the Father which hath sent me draw him: and I will raise him up at the last day.

Philippians 2:13 KJV 

For it is God which worketh in you both to will and to do of his good pleasure.

Ephesians 1:5-6 KJV 

Having predestinated us unto the adoption of children by Jesus Christ to himself, according to the good pleasure of his will, [6] To the praise of the glory of his grace, wherein he hath made us accepted in the beloved.

Matthew 5:1-20 KJV 

And seeing the multitudes, he went up into a mountain: and when he was set, his disciples came unto him: [2] And he opened his mouth, and taught them, saying, [3] Blessed are the poor in spirit: for theirs is the kingdom of heaven. 

Matthew 5:4 

[4] Blessed are they that mourn: for they shall be comforted.

Mourn means lament for, grieve for, shed tears for.

Isaiah 61:3 KJV 

To appoint unto them that mourn in Zion, to give unto them beauty for ashes, the oil of joy for mourning, the garment of praise for the spirit of heaviness; that they might be called trees of righteousness, the planting of the Lord, that he might be glorified.

To give Psalm 30:11 KJV 

Thou hast turned for me my mourning into dancing: thou hast put off my sackcloth, and girded me with gladness;

Matthew 5:5 

[5] Blessed are the meek: for they shall inherit the earth

Meek means patient, loan suffering, gentle, quiet, reverent, peaceful, Lamb like like, modest, submissive, yielding, obedient,

Psalm 37:11 KJV

But the meek shall inherit the earth; and shall delight themselves in the abundance of peace.

Isaiah 29:19 KJV 

The meek also shall increase their joy in the Lord, and the poor among men shall rejoice in the Holy One of Israel!

Matthew 5:6

[6] Blessed are they which do hunger and thirst after righteousness: for they shall be filled.

Acts 2:4 KJV

And they were all filled with the Holy Ghost, and began to speak with other tongues, as the Spirit gave them utterance.

Matthew 10:20 KJV

For it is not ye that speak, but the Spirit of your Father which speaketh in you.

2 Samuel 23:2 KJV

The Spirit of the Lord spake by me, and his word was in my tongue. 

Matthew 5:7

[7] Blessed are the merciful: for they shall obtain mercy.

Psalm 41:1-4 KJV

Blessed is he that considereth the poor: the Lord will deliver him in time of trouble. [2] The Lord will preserve him, and keep him alive; and he shall be blessed upon the earth: and thou wilt not deliver him unto the will of his enemies. [3] The Lord will strengthen him upon the bed of languishing: thou wilt make all his bed in his sickness. [4] I said, Lord, be merciful unto me: heal my soul; for I have sinned against thee.

Matthew 5:8

[8] Blessed are the pure in heart: for they shall see God.

Acts 7:55 KJV

But he, being full of the Holy Ghost, looked up stedfastly into heaven, and saw the glory of God, and Jesus standing on the right hand of God,

Exodus 24:17 KJV

And the sight of the glory of the Lord was like devouring fire on the top of the mount in the eyes of the children of Israel.

Hebrews 12:29 KJV

For our God is a consuming fire.

Matthew 5:9

[9] Blessed are the peacemakers: for they shall be called the children of God.

Matthew 5:10

[10] Blessed are they which are persecuted for righteousness' sake: for theirs is the kingdom of heaven. 

1 Peter 3:14-17 KJV

But and if ye suffer for righteousness' sake, happy are ye : and be not afraid of their terror, neither be troubled; [15] But sanctify the Lord God in your hearts: and be ready always to give an to every man that asketh you a reason of the hope that is in you with meekness and fear:

[16] Having a good conscience; that, whereas they speak evil of you, as of evildoers, they maythat falsely accus your good conversation in Christ. [17] For it is better, if the will of God be so, that ye suffer for well doing, than for evil doing.

2 Corinthians 4:17-18 TPT

We view our slight, short-lived troubles in the light of eternity. We see our difficulties as the substance that produces for us an eternal, weighty glory far beyond all comparison, [18] because we don’t focus our attention on what is seen but on what is unseen. For what is seen is temporary, but the unseen realm is eternal.

Matthew 5:11

[11] Blessed are ye, when men shall revile you, and persecute you, and shall say all manner of evil against you falsely, for my sake. 

Luke 6:22-23 KJV

Blessed are ye, when men shall hate you, and when they shall separate you from their company, and shall reproach you, and cast out your name as evil, for the Son of man's sake. [23] Rejoice ye in that day, and leap for joy: for, behold, your reward is great in heaven: for in the like manner did their fathers unto the prophets.

Acts 5:41 KJV

And they departed from the presence of the council, rejoicing that they were counted worthy to suffer shame for his name sake 

Matthew 5:12

[12] Rejoice, and be exceeding glad: for great is your reward in heaven: for so persecuted they the prophets  which were before you.

1 Peter 4:13 KJV

But rejoice, inasmuch ye are partakers of Christ's sufferings; that, when his glory shall be revealed, ye may be glad also with exceeding joy.

1 Peter 4:14 KJV

If ye be reproached for the name of Christ, happy are ye ; for the spirit of glory and of God resteth upon you: on their part he is evil spoken of, but on your part he is glorified.

Matthew 5:13

[13] Ye are the salt of the earth: but if the salt have lost his savour wherewith shall it be salted? it is thenceforth good for nothing, but to be cast out, and to be trodden under foot of men. 

Mark 9:49-50 KJV

For every one shall be saltedFor every one shall be salted with fire, and every sacrifice shall be salted with salt. [50] Salt is good: but if the salt have lost his saltness, wherewith will ye season it? Have salt in yourselves, and have peace one with another.

fire, and every sacrifice shall be salted with salt. [50] Salt is good: but if the salt have lost his saltness, wherewith will ye season it? Have salt in yourselves, and have peace one with another.

Ephesians 4:29-30 KJV

Let no corrupt communication proceed out of your mouth, but that which is good to the use of edifying, that it may minister grace unto the hearers. [30] And grieve not the holy Spirit of God, whereby ye are sealed unto the day of redemption.

Matthew 5:14

[14] Ye are the light of the world. A city that is set on an hill cannot be hid.

Proverbs 4:18 KJV

But the path of the just is as the shining light, that shineth more and more unto the perfect day.

John 8:12-19 KJV

Then spake Jesus again unto them, saying, I am the light of the world: he that followeth me shall not walk in darkness, but shall have the light of life. [13] The Pharisees therefore said unto him, Thou bearest record of thyself; thy record is not true. [14] Jesus answered and said unto them, Though I bear record of myself, yet my record is true: for I know whence I came, and whither I go; but ye cannot tell whence I come, and whither I go. [15] Ye judge after the flesh;  I judge no man. [16] Ad yet if I judge, my judgment is true: for I am not alone, but I and the Father that sent me. [17] It is also written in your law, that the testimony of two men is true. [18] I am one that bear witness of myself, and the Father that sent me beareth witness of me. [19] Then said they unto him, Where is thy Father? Jesus answered, Ye neither know me, nor my Father: if ye had known me, ye should have known my Father also.

[15] Neither do men light a candle, and put i under a bushel, but on a candlestick; and it giveth light unto all that are in wet the house. [16] Let your light so shine before men, that they may see your good works, and glorify your Father which is in heaven. [17] Think not that I am come to destroy the law, or the prophets: I am not come to destroy, but to fulfil. [18] For verily I say unto you, Till heaven and earth pass, one jot or one tittle shall in no wise pass from the law, till all be fulfilled. [19] Whosoever therefore shall break one of these least commandments, and shall teach men so, he shall be called the least in the kingdom of heaven: but whosoever shall do and teach them, the same shall be called great in the kingdom of heaven. [20] For I say unto you, That except your righteousness shall exceed the righteousness of the scribes and Pharisees, ye shall in no case enter into the kingdom of heaven.