Looking Like Christ | Audio Reading | Our Daily Bread Devotional | July 31, 2025
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| 0:00.0 | Clothe yourselves with the Lord Jesus Christ, and do not think about how to gratify the desires of the flesh, Romans 1314. |
| 0:13.0 | Welcome to this daily encouragement from our daily bread. Looking like Christ was written by Arthur Jackson and read by Wes Ward. |
| 0:23.2 | Matthew chapter 5 verses 1 through 10. |
| 0:27.2 | Now when Jesus saw the crowds, he went up on a mountainside and sat down. |
| 0:32.9 | His disciples came to him and he began to teach them. |
| 0:36.8 | He said, blessed are the poor and spirit, for theirs is the |
| 0:40.8 | kingdom of heaven. Blessed are those who mourn, for they will be comforted. Blessed are the meek, for they |
| 0:48.2 | will inherit the earth. Blessed are those who hunger and thirst for righteousness, for they will be filled. |
| 0:56.4 | Blessed are the merciful, for they will be shown mercy. |
| 1:00.8 | Blessed are the pure in heart, for they will see God. |
| 1:04.8 | Blessed are the peacemakers, for they will be called children of God. |
| 1:09.6 | Blessed are those who are persecuted because of righteousness, for theirs is the kingdom of heaven. |
| 1:18.9 | Looking like Christ. |
| 1:21.8 | As a child of the 1950s and 60s, I grew up in an era when America's pastime was baseball. I couldn't wait to go to |
| 1:30.8 | the park and play ball, and one of my greatest thrills was when I received my baseball jersey |
| 1:36.7 | emblazoned with our team's name, Giants. Though the number nine on the back distinguished me from the |
| 1:43.8 | others, the common uniform identified us as nine on the back distinguished me from the others, the common uniform |
| 1:45.8 | identified us as being on the same team. In Matthew chapter 5, verses 3 through 10, known as the |
| 1:53.6 | beatitudes, Jesus identifies those who belong to the kingdom of heaven as those who wear the jersey |
| 2:00.7 | of Christ likeness. The kingdom of heaven as those who wear the jersey of Christ-likeness. |
| 2:03.0 | The kingdom of heaven is comprised of those who assume the posture and character of their king. |
| 2:09.9 | According to Jesus, blessed persons aren't characterized by external appearance, health, or possessions. |
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