Many Christians depend upon their human abilities too much that they lost the touch and power of the divine.

They go astray completely from God, over-dependent upon their mental, social, financial and physical strenghts.

They fail to grasp the mystery Jesus unfolds due to their impatience and self understanding of what they feel and think Jesus meant to say. When Jesus says halle, they assume he was going to say halleluyah. When he says praise, they conclude he will say praise God.

These believe that they are rich and that the poor in spirit that Jesus talked about are people without spiritual gifts and powers in our local churches and assemblies.

Jesus did not speak about these. He showed us examples of how to be poor in spirit in many ways. He refused to PROVE his might and ability before satan who demanded that he turns stones to bread. He refused to SHOW that he has power to usher down thousands of angels from heaven to fight for him.

Many who could not heal a common cold without first having to fast for 21 days are addressed as mighty men of God, today.

May God in his infinite grace and mercy break us down and make us fit for the kingdom service in humility and power in Jesus name, amen.