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Poor in Spirit

Can you imagine when a boy who can't even feed himself without his parents, decides to stand alone because he thinks he's got all it takes to become the head of a family? You know he has set himself up for troubles. 

When the devil thought that he can set his throne above God's, he found himself in far below expectations. Can you imagine what and how a creation can do and live without the creator? Miserable is an understatement.

As much as an invention is dependent on the manufacturer. So is everything made by God is structured to survive in Him. God is LIFE and only Him can supply it, anything outside Him is DEATH!!! 

I know we must have come across the scriptural verse that talked about "poor in spirit"-(Matthew 5:3). This is the genetic makeup of man. Finding sources outside of God will cause the person to be miserable. 

There are times when we feel we've tried all we can to have a thing and we find ourselves at the end of the road and it looks like that's the end, but those that put their trust in God will be lifted! It has happened over and over again.

When all efforts fail, and it seems like God isn't there. Believe this " God is right there". You just have to lift up your eye of FAITH to see the King right in the middle of it all.

When you can do nothing outside the Holy Spirit, you are poor in spirit, and until you get to this point, the kingdom of heaven isn't yours. Your poverty means dependency, hope and faith in God.

Your belief in Christ gives you the power to be a child and access to be led by the Spirit of God. So how long will you keep trying to do and get things by yourself (that's if you do), when you can always connect to the source for the best? 


You are God sufficient not self-sufficient.  Don't wear yourself out trying to figure things out, look at the King in Faith and He will carry you Himself.

SHALOM!!!
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