“Blessed are you poor, the reign of God is
yours.”
In a word, God is going to give the poor the
kingdom, for no reason except that God is generous.
The same
beatitude, however, can be read on another level, “Blessed are you who know you
are poor….” Recognizing that deep down we are all poor, and that we own nothing
at all, not even our own lives, comes slowly to many of us. We can take ourselves too seriously. And unless we’re brought up short by some
tragedy, we can think that we’re quite self-sufficient and can dispense with
bothering too much with God. An
occasional bow in his direction will suffice — we think.
In fact, I m
certain that’s a recipe for disaster,
because it locks out Him. Its nothing
but a presumption of “I don’t need God’s help,” which is the biggest lie of
them all. In that circumstance, a
wake-up call, even if it comes in the form of a tragedy, is a blessing, may
this even sound so weird, because it gets us back to reality. It gets the doors open and lets Him in.
The stakes here
are high, so some questions of mine are going like this:
Have you faced
what it means to own nothing, not even your own life?
Have you really
accepted the fact that everything you have is strictly on loan, even your
greatest talents? Has that recognition
led you to a deep gratitude and a total reliance on Someone?
If so, you’re,
lets call it on your right way. If not, you’re in trouble and don’t even know
it. And even though, you will, don’t wait for a painful wake-up call. Face the
facts now, and give your life into His hands. Nothing else is needed.
Robert
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