Thursday, October 14, 2021
Lord, man defines “poor” as “having insufficient resources to meet the necessities or comforts of life.” Who would want to be poor? Not me. So I was confused when You used “blessed” and “poor” in the same sentence until Your Spirit revealed the beauty of this sacred verse: “Blessed are the poor in spirit, for theirs is the Kingdom of Heaven” (Matthew 5:3). Poor in spirit? That was me. Talk about a spiritually bankrupt account? I had nothing to offer You, Jesus, except my flaws, failures, my sin and shame. All that remained was a sin debt charged to my account, waiting for me to square up on one day. Working hard at doing good left me worn out and frustrated since that didn’t work either. But when You said, “Believe in Me and I’ll swap all your sins for My righteousness and make forgiveness, peace, joy— everything in the Kingdom of Heaven that you need—available to you,” that seemed too good to be true. But as Romans 4:22 explained, it was all true. That’s when the blessing of being “poor” in spirit” became clear, and I’ve never been the same since.
Thank You, Jesus, that being poor in spirit leads us to be blessed in the Kingdom of Heaven through the Holy Spirit. Amen.
THANKFUL 
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