October 24, 2017
- Larry Sundin
- Rock Springs Family Values
- 1 Peter
- Colossians
- John
- Luke
- Matthew
- human thinking
- humble thinking
- kingdom thinking
- religious thinking
- Thinking like Jesus
- John 3
- Luke 6
- Matthew 6
So when Jesus said, “Blessed are the poor in spirit” – for those who knew they had nothing to bring to the table spiritually – this was good news. For to be blessed by God meant that God wanted to pour out His favor on you. This was good news because anyone who is spiritual bankrupt knows that they are totally dependent on the mercy of God. And so Jesus says, “Blessed are the poor in spirit, for theirs is the kingdom of God.” “Favored are you who know you are spiritually bankrupt, for God is giving you life as it was meant to be. Life under the loving reign and rule of God.” How cool is that? God rewards the humble, not the proud, with His kingdom.