“Blessed are the pour in spirit for theirs is the kingdom of Heaven.” Matthew 5:3

What do I have to offer to God? What do I bring to the relationship? After all, He is God. He created the heavens and the earth. He breathed life into us. He created all living things. It seems to me that with all of my failings and shortcomings, and limited ability, what do I provide in value to this relationship with God? I’m constantly praying for His intervention for this illness, or that financial hardship, or a job issue, or a relationship issue. When you think about it, humans on whole are pretty needy. And yet, in this humble state,

God Calls Us Blessed

When Jesus said, “Blessed are the pour in spirit for theirs is the kingdom of heaven”, what He is saying is, when we recognize our limitations, and His greatness, we are humbling ourselves before God. That’s what it means to be “poor in spirit”, and, that’s when the blessings come. For like the tea cup in the picture above, we are an empty vessel, and God is the tea, just waiting to infuse us with life, and goodness, and warmth, and usefulness. Poor (humble) in spirit means rich in God’s eyes.