What is the meaning of Luke 6:21? Blessed are you who hunger now, for you will be satisfied • Jesus is talking to real people who often missed meals because they chose to follow Him (Luke 6:17‐19). • The blessing is immediate—“Blessed are you who hunger now”—even while stomachs are empty. • Satisfaction is guaranteed: God’s kingdom supplies every need. Psalm 107:9 echoes, “He satisfies the thirsty and fills the hungry with good things,” and Revelation 7:16 promises that those before the throne “will never again be hungry.” • Physical lack is included, yet the larger point is hunger for righteousness. Matthew 5:6 parallels this: “Blessed are those who hunger and thirst for righteousness, for they will be filled.” • Fulfillment starts in Christ now—John 6:35, “I am the bread of life”—and is completed at the Marriage Supper of the Lamb (Revelation 19:9). • Takeaway: present deprivation points believers to a rich, certain future where God Himself meets every longing. Blessed are you who weep now, for you will laugh • Jesus sees tears caused by persecution, loss, and the brokenness of a sinful world (Luke 6:22-23). • The promise is not mere relief but overflowing joy: “You will laugh.” Psalm 30:5 reminds us, “Weeping may stay for the night, but rejoicing comes in the morning,” and John 16:20 shows sorrow turning to joy. • This laughter belongs to those who mourn over sin as well (James 4:8-10); God lifts the contrite by granting forgiveness and hope. • Isaiah 61:3 foretells a divine exchange: “a garment of praise instead of a spirit of despair,” while Revelation 21:4 guarantees a tearless eternity. • Takeaway: When tears fall for Christ’s sake, they are seeds of coming delight. God’s calendar already has our laughter penciled in. summary Followers of Jesus may experience empty stomachs and tear-stained cheeks today, yet He calls them blessed right now because their future is settled. The kingdom brings a great reversal: hunger becomes satisfaction, mourning becomes laughter. Every moment of present lack or loss is a down payment on the fullness and joy God has promised and will certainly deliver. |
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