Matthew 5:1-15

“God blesses those who are poor and realize their need for him, for the Kingdom of Heaven is theirs.” v.3

This is the first of eight statements Jesus taught in the Sermon on the Mount.  We know them today as the “Be Attitudes.”  In these, are hidden truths of the Gospel that each one of us can experience.

When we realize that we don’t have anything offer, or we have nothing left to try, those tend to be the moments that God shows up in the biggest ways.  It is the simple realization that you can’t do this on your own.  It’s in this moment that we cry out to God and say, “Father help me, I can’t do this and I need you.”  This is the beginning, not the end, of a journey were God becomes our rescuer and sustainer.  Sometimes its not easy, but we can take confidence that we don’t have to do it alone!