Beggars

We enter and enjoy new life in Christ as spiritual beggars, fully dependent on the life He gives to us.  Matthew 4:25 And great crowds followed him from Galilee and the Decapolis, and from Jerusalem and Judea, and from beyond the Jordan. 5:1 Seeing the crowds, he went up on the mountain, and when he sat down, his disciples came to him. 2. And he opened his mouth and taught them, saying: 3 "Blessed are the poor in spirit, for theirs is the kingdom of heaven. 4 "Blessed are those who mourn, for they shall be comforted.   We enter and enjoy new life in Christ as spiritual beggars, fully dependent on the life He gives to us.  If you're in Christ today, is there a sin you've been ignoring, justifying, or minimizing, instead of mourning over and turning from it? Forsake that sin for which Christ died; rest in the comfort of His mercy/grace; and re-enter the joy of your salvation that sin has been robbing from you.  If you are His today, are you trusting Christ alone to live the Christian life? Admitting your complete inability to live as a Christian apart from His power will set you free from the grind of religion to enjoy and thrive in Him.