This poverty of spirit is a fruit that grows on no merely natural tree. It is a spiritual grace wrought by the Holy Spirit in those whom He renews. By nature we are well pleased with ourselves, and mad enough to think that we deserve something good at the hands of God. Let men but … Continue reading One More on the Poor in Spirit…
It is to come off from all confidence in our own righteousness and strength, that we may depend only upon the merit of Christ for our justification, and the spirit and grace of Christ for our sanctification. That broken and contrite spirit with which the publican cried for mercy to a poor sinner, is that poverty of … Continue reading More on the Poor in Spirit
“Blessed are the poor in spirit, - Matthew 5:3 (CSB) What is meant by being `poor in spirit’. It means a complete absence of pride, a complete absence of self-assurance and of self-reliance. It means a consciousness that we are nothing in the presence of God. It is nothing, then, that we can produce; it is nothing … Continue reading Poor in Spirit
From his Method for Prayer... I must be particular in my thanksgivings to God, for the discoveries which he has made to me in his word of the goodness of his nature. We give thanks to the God of gods, to the Lord of lords, for his steadfast love endures forever. Psalm 136:2-3 (ESV) Your goodness … Continue reading Matthew Henry Monday
But though experience testifies that a seed of religion is divinely sown in all, scarcely one in a hundred is found who cherishes it in his heart, and not one in whom it grows to maturity so far is it from yielding fruit in its season. Moreover, while some lose themselves in superstitious observances, and others, … Continue reading Pride, Ignorance, and Superstition
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