Thursday, October 6, 2011

The poor man's mouth

 Photo Credit: Avi Katz

Matt. 5:3
"Blessed are the poor in spirit, for theirs is the kingdom of heaven."

"There is no sadder commentary on our lack of this spiritual poverty than the readiness so many of us have to let others know what we think. But the man who is poor in spirit is the man who has been silenced by God, and seek only to speak what he has learned in humility from him."
 
Sinclair Ferguson
Sermon on the Mount: Kingdom Living in a Fallen World
page 17
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