Matthew 5: 1-3- Being Poor in Spirit
Matthew 5: 1- 3- This is one of the most significant passages in the Bible because Jesus begins to teach people how to live a Christ-centered life every day. 'Seeing the crowds, He went up on the mountain, and when He sat down, his disciples came to Him. And he opened His mouth and taught them, saying, “Blessed are the poor in spirit, for theirs is the kingdom of heaven .’ There are so many things in our society that people want. We want good houses, good cars, good food and we work to get those things. Jesus wants us to be prepared to give those things away to others if that is what is needed. How selfless are we? How selfish are we? Are we willing to put other people in our lives before us each day? We are challenged in this ver se to see ourselves as last in line so others can be first. It is a mindset we need to work to acquire because it will take some time to develop that mindset. Our society does not promote this level of selflessness, but Jesus is pr...