Blessed are the poor in spirit, for theirs is the kingdom of heaven.
-- Matt 5:3
Makes you wonder about what it is that the 'poor in spirit' have which will qualify them to rule in God's kingdom. In our kingdom, the poor in spirit are condescended to, even frowned upon. They don't have 'what it takes'. ...to lead, to be a visionary, to be a hard-charger, to be a mover-and-shaker, etc...to rule really, a kingdom.
But, as seems typical in God's order of things, these folks will end up being the 'rulers'...perhaps because of something they learned when they were 'poor'. I wonder when that will be, what that will look like.
What do you think characterizes the 'poor in spirit'? Why do you suppose that in God's economy 'theirs is the kingdom of heaven'?
