Blessedness Part 2: Blessed Are They That Mourn
Wednesday, March 4, 2026Key Verse
“Blessed are they that mourn: for they shall be comforted.” Matthew 5:4
Text — Matthew 5: 2-4
Message
Mourning is a pitiful and sorrowful state. Mourning brings tears and regret. Mourners are considered unfortunate and losers. People mourn when they lose someone or something so dear to them. People cannot see any blessing in mourning. Why then does the Lord consider mourners blessed? Christ is saying there is a type of mourning that everyone must pass through to enjoy earthly and eternal blessings from God. They that mourn, weep, regret, become sorrowful and sorry for their sinful and ungodly actions are blessed of God if the mourning makes them to repent from their bad ways and receive Jesus as their Saviour. Eternal blessing and joy in heaven will accompany every sincere mourning for sin. It is the type of mourning that gladdens the hearts of the Father and that of Jesus Christ, His Son. Mourning for sin causes God to pity the sinner and to forgive him.
Don’t delight in or hide your sins. Mourn, cry in regret and turn away from them and the Lord will forgive you, wipe your tears away and bless you with His salvation.
Further Reading
Psalm 51:11-13
Prayer for today
I mourn and reject my sinful habits. Forgive me, O Lord.
About Author - Pastor W.F. Kumuyi
Listed among “500 most powerful people on the planet” by the Foreign Policy magazine in 2013, Pastor (Dr.) William F. Kumuyi is the founder and General Superintendent of the Deeper Christian Life Ministry (DCLM) headquartered in Lagos, Nigeria. DCLM started in 1973 as a 15-member Bible study group right in Kumuyi’s apartment at University of Lagos where he was a lecturer. His revolutionary Bible teaching on personal holiness and commitment to evangelism soon gained so much traction and resulted in a widespread revival.
