Poor in Spirit

Matthew 5:3

Blessed are the poor in spirit, for theirs is the kingdom of the heavens.

Recovery Version Note 2: To be poor in spirit is not only to be humble but also to be emptied in our spirit, in the depth of our being, not holding on to the old things of the old dispensation but unloaded to receive the new things, the things of the kingdom of the heavens.

To do the right thing, in the right way at the right time is not sufficient, it must also be done in the right spirit. Its not merely a matter of being right outwardly, but much more being right in our inward being; having the right spirit in doing the right things. This is far more important than just doing things right.

To be poor in spirit is to have the right spirit in every matter. Especially in our Christian living, walk and work, a proper spirit is of utmost important; never assuming we are qualified or "spiritual" or "good". One who is poor in spirit is always humble before God and before man, not to receive praise from man of being humble, but genuinely and deeply seeking the Lord and His kingdom; always open to Christ, the Head of the Body and also to the believers, the members of the Body, for more fellowship and the Lord's speaking, in the principle of incarnation. Such a one trembles at His word and also rejoices at it, and heeds the word in all purity, sincerity and faithfulness. Such one boasts of nothing except in his own weaknesses and in Christ the Lord. Blessed are, indeed, such ones: poor in spirit.

These days the Lord's speaking to me is just the same. My prayer has been that the Lord, in His mercy, would make me poor in spirit and pure in heart. Any impurity or pride within me may be uprooted from its very core till I be as blessed as the poor in spirit. In fact, in reality, I know I am not, yet I look to the Lord to make me such. May the Lord have mercy on me.

Recently a brother texted me of the Spirit taking the things of Jesus and making it real to us, as in John 16:15. My immediate reply was, "Blessed are the poor in spirit, to realise the reality of Jesus as realised by the Spirit." Yes, every spiritual and heavenly blessings, all of the all-inclusive Christ as the all-inclusive Spirit can be real to us and subjectively experienced by only those who are poor in spirit. For the things of God, of the Spirit, of Christ can be realised only in the spirit, and this too provided, one is poor in spirit to realise the reality of God. So truly, and indeed truly, "Blessed are the poor in spirit, for theirs is the kingdom of the heavens."

Lord, make me poor in spirit!