“BLESSED ARE THE POOR IN SPIRIT, FOR THEIRS IS THE KINGDOM OF HEAVEN.”
We are all poor in spirit, but some people are deceived and do not recognize, or maybe they are just in denial, that they are in need of a Savior. The poor are those who have nothing to offer, they acknowledge their need for help, and live in dependence on God. This is a great reminder of how helpless I am without Christ, and only through Him do I obtain wisdom, righteousness, and salvation. His presence alone exposes my sin and I realize how desperate I am for His grace.
There is nothing that I have to offer God but my life. EVERYTHING is a gift from God: time, money, the food I eat, etc. Dietrich Bonhoeffer writes in his book, Life Together, “He is not only the giver itself, for whose sake all earthly gifts exist”. This is a gift I do not deserve, but it is His pleasure to provide for me.
Lord, may I never feel that it is a right to receive Your gifts because I can never merit them. Expose the areas of my life and the things that I refrain from letting go and help me to surrender it all to You.
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