Remember when you got in trouble as a child? Your parent said something like, “Do you remember what I told you? Why didn’t you do it?” Our childish minds went into overdrive to answer the question with anything that we thought would get us out of trouble. But it usually only made matters worse. When obedience is the standard, no excuse works. That’s what Jesus wanted those gathered on the hillside who were listening to his teaching about the blessed life. He looked into