Here, in chapters 8-9, the Sermon on the Mount comes to life. Here, Jesus blesses the poor in spirit – those who mourn – Jesus blesses the meek – those who hunger and thirst for righteousness – those who long for things to be the way they should be! Here, Jesus shows us what it means for him to fulfill the Law and the Prophets. He lets his light shine before men so that they might see his good works – yet he does not do this in order to be praised by men. Here, Jesus seeks first the kingdom of God and his righteousness. And in the midst of this, he shows us what it means to follow him.
Nine times in these two chapters, we hear the verb “to follow,” including five times in our chapter today: - Great crowds followed him (8:1) - Jesus speaks to “those who followed him” (8:10) - A scribe promises, “I will follow you” (8:19) - Jesus says to another, “Follow me.” (8:22) - And his disciples “followed him.” (8:23)
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