7/21/2020
Matthew 5:3 “Blessed are the poor in
spirit.”
“I must know Jesus Christ as Savior before
His teaching has any meaning for me other than that of an ideal that leads to
despair.” ~ Oswald Chambers
Many people who are not Christians believe
that Jesus was a great teacher. These people often agree that what He taught is
a guide for the way people should go about their lives: showing love and mercy
to others. These things, and all of Jesus’ teachings, are wonderful indeed, but
without a personal relationship with the Savior, can they be fully adopted into
a life? If you do not believe in the Redemption, and don’t’ have the indwelling
of the Holy Spirit to guide and give wisdom, then His teachings just become a philosophy.
However, when you yield to the saving grace of the living God, the Bible is no
longer just a book of profound teachings and Jewish history. When you believe
in the divine nature of all that is contained within, it becomes a dynamic
instruction for life; it becomes the very air we breathe. We cannot carry out
the teachings of our Lord through our own determination and vision; only the
power of God in our lives can achieve that. It is only when we come to Jesus that
we can have any hope of the humility we need before our Lord, and that humility
of spirit is truly a blessing that allows His word to be sustenance for the
soul.
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