Adar 10
Poor of Spirit
“Happy are the poor of spirit, for theirs is the Kingdom of Heaven.” (Mat 5:3 HRVS)
It is, perhaps, difficult to associate blessings with being poor; such,
however, is the “banking system” in the finances of our Father’s Kingdom. “Poor of spirit” has absolutely nothing to do
with our external circumstances or conditions; it is the attitude and condition
of our heart. It is how we see ourselves when we look in
the mirror of the Word of our Elohim, His TORAH, His divine instructions for
righteous and moral living. What kind of
opinion do we have of ourselves? If we
were to realistically strip away everything that our Elohim is, and does, in
and through us, just how proud of ourselves would
we be?
“For by favor you have been saved, through belief,
and that not of yourselves, it is the gift of Elohim, it is not by works, so
that no one should boast. For we are His
workmanship, created in Messiah יהושע unto
good works, which Elohim prepared beforehand that we should walk in them.” (Eph
2:8-10 ISR, emphasis mine)
The individual that welcomes this heart attitude of being “poor of spirit”
has been through the furnace of the refiner’s fire, and knows that the only good thing in his/her life is the presence of
Messiah Yeshua. All self-righteousness
is burned away; all pride, all vanity, all selfish ambition has been destroyed. A truly humble spirit has been born; a
recognition of how very insignificant we are without our Creator, and His life in us.
With this acknowledgement, we reach this “blessed” state. Now, through our love and obedience to our
Father and His Torah, we are counted among the ones who are eligible to receive
the inheritance of the Kingdom.
"For thus declares the high and exalted One who dwells forever, whose Name is set-apart, “I dwell in the high and set-apart place, with him who has a bruised and humble spirit, to revive the spirit of the humble, and to revive the heart of bruised ones." (Isa 57:15 ISR)
Alvinu Malkenu, my Father, my King I cry out to You.
I surrender this heart of mine, this heart that continually tries to
assert dominance over my life, and I ask You to remold it with a heart that is totally
sold out and committed to living in Your
will. Help me, YAH, to remember that my
life is hid in my Messiah, and that only in
Him can I do all things as He strengthens me. Thank You, Adon Yeshua, for all that You have
done for me, to you I gladly bow my knee, and confess You as my Master, and my soon coming King. Hallelu-YAH!
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