Emile,
Good points brought out on that last post. Too many have equated being poor in spirit to that of being poor in the naturals. Not the case at all. Further down in the sermon of the mount we read ... Blessed are they which hunger and thirst after righteousness: for they shall be filled.
Those who are full of their own ways have no room to receive the things of God. Proverbs 27:7 The full soul loatheth a honeycomb: but to the hungry soul every bitter thing is sweet.
Oh that we could daily work up an appetite for the true bread that comes down from heaven. The manna that decended from heaven fell in plenty in those days but that alone couldn't quench anyones appetite. It first had be gathered, measured, ground up, and then worked before it could be consumed. And as an ensample the Christian, just the same, must gather the word, (the true bread from heaven) contemplate, rightly divide it, and fully digest it before it will ever do any good. Give us this day our daily bread doesn't necessarily mean it's always going to be served to us on a plate and already buttered.
But what a blessing are those times when God just says to come and eat because everything is already prepared. I suppose that those who have the biggest appetites will enjoy it the most.
Chris |
