Title: Happiness of the poor (Matthew 05:3)
Contents I pray that God's grace will be full of me and all the members who come to the Ark Church today to worship.
I pray that you will be happier because of the evangelism we offer today.
What is happiness in the word 'blessing' in the word 'macarios' last week?
I told you where happiness comes from.
Our God is a blessed God, and our happiness comes from God.
When we give to God, there is happiness when we worship, and there is happiness when we give our hearts, time, and materials.
who is happy
Who is a happy person or not?
poor in spirit
Here, the words we need to be careful about are the words 'spirit' and 'poverty'.
The word “spirit” is the word pneu-ma, which is translated as spirit, spirit, mind, and spirit.
The word poverty is used to indicate that you are extremely poor.
What kind of person is happy The Lord is that those who are thoroughly poor in spirit and heart are happy.
Who is poor in spirit and in heart?
In order to understand the saying that the poor in heart are happy, we must first understand what is not a poor heart.
What kind of heart is not a poor heart?
1. It does not mean material poverty.
Many people would have been happy if he had said, “Blessed are the poor in material.” But the Lord spoke his heart.
There are people who are poor but not poor in heart.
At that time, Jews were under Roman rule, so the majority lived in poverty. But their hearts were full of strong pride.
The Jews were the people who lived with the pride of being the descendants of Abraham and the chosen children of God.
A heart full of pride, hypocrisy, and face is not a poor heart.
There are people who have a lot of material but are poor in heart.
Jesus is talking about poverty of heart.
2. It does not refer to people with weak wicks
I'm not talking about someone who follows other people's opinions.
I do not speak of a person who is indecisive and indecisive.
I'm not talking about introverts and weak people.
I do not speak of a heart like a flowing reed. This kind of heart is a weak heart, not a poor heart.
The weak minded should not be confused with the poor minded.
Then, what kind of heart is the poor heart that the Lord is talking about?
1. It is an empty heart.
Even if there is a lot of material, the material is not contained in the vessel of the mind and is an empty mind.
If material things control a person's heart, his heart is not poor.
A person who has learned many studies and has a degree, but studies do not fill the person's heart.
If science controls a person's mind and a degree is in a person's heart, then that person's mind is rich with science and degree.
If you are filled with honor, status, position, face, and yourself, you are not poor.
A heart that is completely empty is a heart that is poor.
Philippians 2:5 Let this mind be in you, which was also in Christ Jesus.
Philippians 2:6 Although he is in the form of God, he cannot claim equality with God.
you don't consider it
Philippians 2:7 Rather, he emptied himself, taking the form of a servant, and was made in the likeness of men.
Philippians 2:8 When he was found in human form, he humbled himself and
obedient, that is, death on the cross
2. A poor heart is a humble heart.
Humility is obedience to God's will or judgment.
A heart that accepts God's evaluation of us as it is is a humble heart and a poor heart.
A poor heart is a humble heart that accepts the reflection of oneself in front of the mirror of the Word.
A heart that accepts God's evaluation of us as it is is a humble heart and a poor heart.
A person with a poor heart has no sense of superiority compared to others.
I am not satisfied with the relative evaluation.
Luke 18:9 And this to those who believe in themselves righteous and despise others.
speak in parables
Luke 18:10 Two men went up to the temple to pray, one a Pharisee and the other a tax collector.
Luke 18:11 The Pharisee stood and prayed by himself, saying, "God, I thank you that I am not like other men, extortioners, unrighteous, adulterers, nor like this publican."
Luke 18:12 I fast twice a week, and I give tithes of my income.
Luke 18:13 The publican stood afar off, and did not dare lift up his eyes to look up to heaven, but beating his breast and saying, "Have mercy, O God, for I am a sinner."
Luke 18:14 I tell you, this man went down to his house justified than the other. Everyone who exalts himself will be humbled, and whoever humbles himself will be exalted.
The tax collector had a poor heart and a humble heart, but the Pharisee had a sense of superiority over the publicans in his heart, fasting twice a week, and giving tithes of his income.
Instead of seeing themselves as the evaluation God gave them, they were arrogant because of the wrong evaluation they had made.
You must be able to see yourself in the mirror of the Lord and accept it humbly.
Those who repent after seeing their appearance before God are humble and poor in spirit.
A heart that obeys God's call is a poor heart.
A heart that accepts God's word as Amen is a poor heart.
A heart that humbly accepts God's grace of redemption is a poor heart.
closing words
In the Bible, there are people who are poor in spirit.
Nicodemus (John 3:1-) Although he had the status, status, and wealth as a Jewish ruler, his heart was humble and poor. He had a heart so poor that he could come to the unknown Jesus of Nazareth and confide in him.
Centurion - When his servant fell ill and died, his heart was empty and poor enough to come to Jesus and ask him to heal him., He couldn't afford to come to our house.
Joseph of Arimathea - a man poor enough to accept Jesus' body in his new tomb
Acts 10, Centurion Cornello - A man who fears God, gives alms, serves, and has a poor heart to pray all the time. - A man poor enough to hear the word by calling on Peter after seeing a vision
Why are the poor in spirit happy because the kingdom of heaven belongs to them.
The kingdom of God is where the poor in spirit enter.
Because only the poor in spirit can realize that they are sinners and accept Jesus Christ as Savior and Lord.
What kind of place is the kingdom of God?
The meaning of heaven and kingdom is to rule and rule.
Heaven is the place where God's rule exists. Wherever God's reign takes place, it is heaven.
where is heaven
‘It is in you.’ There is also a heaven where God exists and where there is advanced faith.
If our heart is under the control of the devil, it is hell. However, if our heart is under the rule of God, the kingdom of heaven will be established in our heart.
Happy. You are poor in spirit.