Evangelist David Diga Hernandez walked through Matthew 5:3-12 in a new teaching, and it hit me.
The core of it
Jesus names eight kinds of people God blesses: the poor in spirit, those who mourn, the meek, the hungry for righteousness, the merciful, the pure in heart, the peacemakers and the persecuted. Hernandez says poor in spirit doesn’t mean weak. It means dropping pride and self-reliance, even religious self-righteousness. “It is finished, not you take it from here.” And mourning includes real sorrow over sin. Feeling guilty isn’t repentance. Repentance is a changed mind that changes what you do.
My take
None of these is about money. Every one is about becoming like Jesus, and you can’t do any of them in your own strength. That’s the Holy Spirit’s job. “Blessed are those who hunger and thirst for righteousness, for they will be filled” (Matthew 5:6). I want to be filled.
God Bless, and May the Source Be with You!
