DAILY READINGS: 1 Chronicles 13-14; Ezekiel 14-15; John 5:1-23
Blessed are the poor in spirit. Matthew 5:3
All too often our perception of successful Christianity is in the outward appearance: clean cut, well dressed, quality transportation, nice home, etc. None of these things are mentioned in Christ’s teachings. All of the blessed qualities here in Matthew 5 are found in the inner man: poor in spirit, mourning for those who are proud, meek, hungering, thirsting after righteousness, merciful, pure in heart, peacemakers, taking patiently persecution for righteousness. Imagine a world where everyone lived by such attributes! That world is coming. When His kingdom is come, His will will be done in earth as it is in heaven. Are we living thus now? —Tom Steere
And then through endless days, where all Thy glories shine,
In happier, holier strains, we’ll praise the grace that made us Thine.—Henry Bennett