Beggars

Feb 24, 2019

We enter and enjoy new life in Christ as spiritual beggars, fully dependent on the life He gives to us. 

Matthew

4:25 And great crowds followed him from Galilee and the Decapolis, and from Jerusalem and Judea, and from beyond the Jordan.

5:1 Seeing the crowds, he went up on the mountain, and when he sat down, his disciples came to him. 2. And he opened his mouth and taught them, saying:

3 "Blessed are the poor in spirit, for theirs is the kingdom of heaven.

4 "Blessed are those who mourn, for they shall be comforted.

 

We enter and enjoy new life in Christ as spiritual beggars, fully dependent on the life He gives to us. 

• If you're in Christ today, is there a sin you've been ignoring, justifying, or minimizing, instead of mourning over and turning from it? Forsake that sin for which Christ died; rest in the comfort of His mercy/grace; and re-enter the joy of your salvation that sin has been robbing from you. 
• If you are His today, are you trusting Christ alone to live the Christian life? Admitting your complete inability to live as a Christian apart from His power will set you free from the grind of religion to enjoy and thrive in Him.