Blessed are the poor in spirit: for theirs is the kingdom of heaven. Matthew 5:3
“To be spiritually poor means, that we do not attach our hearts to worldly possessions, whether God has given us worldly goods or not. And again, to be rich in spirit means to be attached in our hearts to worldly possessions, whether God has given us worldly goods or not. Do not trust in extortion or put vain hope in stolen goods; though your riches increase, do not set your heart on them. Psalm 62:10
Those are spiritually poor who are not self-confident, who keep God before their eyes, and do not live at random, like the world; but who are careful of what they do, and do not do; who honestly compare their lives with the Word of God, and see how our nature is so corrupted by sin that the proper obedience is sadly lacking, and they appear to themselves as the greatest sinners.”
Martin Luther (1483-1546) in Luther’s Explanatory Notes on the Gospels, compiled from his works by Rev. E. Mueller and translated by Rev. P. Anstadt (York, PA: P. Anstadt, 1899) 25.
What are you attached to in your heart?
Are you living “at random like the world” or honestly comparing your life with the Word of God?