Salty and Shiny - A Study of the BeatitudesSample

Blessed Are The Poor

The poor being spoken of in this context are the spiritually poor. These are the ones who know just how spiritually bankrupt and empty they are without Christ in their lives. The poor in spirit are those who know their need for God and so are hopelessly dependent on Him. The promise that Jesus gives is that the Kingdom of God is theirs. Imagine this - the inheritance of the kingdom is for everyone who knows just how inadequate they are on their own and for those are desperately dependent on the King for just about everything. 

A realization of our insufficiency will automatically magnify the all-sufficiency of Christ.

Today, how poor are you in spirit? Do you realize that Christ in you is the hope of glory (Colossians 1:27) and that apart from him you can do nothing? (John 15:5) 

Jesus doesn’t look at you as a co-dependent, poverty-stricken soul. He looks at you with the greatest compassion and love, moving in where you are weak to make you infinitely strong. All you have to do is ask!