We’re on a mission to change that. It’s not the buoyant and boisterous he comforts, but those who mourn (Matthew 5:4). To take people that typically would hear “not my people,” and make them his people.In Luke 18:9–14, Jesus tells us about two different men who came to worship. The Pharisee prays, “God, I thank you that I am not like other men, extortioners, unjust, adulterers, or even like this tax collector” (Luke 18:11). What good news that we have a God like this: who takes the foolish, the weak, and the lowly — like us — and makes us into trophies of his grace, for his glory and for our joy.This is indeed a message worth screaming from the mountains and telling to the masses.Desiring God partnered with Shane & Shane’s The Worship Initiative to write short meditations for more than Explains Jesus, “Everyone who exalts himself will be humbled, but the one who humbles himself will be exalted” (Luke 18:14).There is a great beauty to our God being the strength of the weak, and the riches of the poor. What good news that we have a God like this: who takes the foolish, the weak, and the lowly—like us—and makes us into trophies of his grace, for our joy and for his glory.This a message worth screaming from the mountains and telling to the masses. David Mathis is executive editor for desiringGod.org and pastor at It is truly good news to those of us who will acknowledge how needy we really are, how weak our hearts can be, how poor we really are in spirit. Capo 2 / [Verse] / Em D/F# G C All the poor and powerless Am Em D C And all the lost and lonely Em D/F# G C All the thieves will come confess Am Em D C And know that you are holy Am Em D G W All of our resources exist to guide you toward everlasting joy in Jesus Christ.Christianity is not for the self-sufficient. © 2011 Integrity's Alleluia! Jesus came not to call the righteous, but sinners (Mark 2:17).This is one of the great paradoxes of the gospel. This is truly good news to those who of us who will acknowledge how needy we really are, how weak our hearts can be, how poor we really are in spirit. Music (BMI) (adm. at CapitolCMGPublishing.com) All Rights Reserved. It’s not a religion for the rich and the strong.

Not only in this age, but the new creation to come.It is not the emotionally endowed that he blesses, but the poor in spirit (Matthew 5:3).

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Some tragedies make life feel barely worth living anymore. David Mathis is executive editor for desiringGod.org and pastor at Why does the apostle Paul spend so much time drilling down into the realities and importance of predestination? Most people in the world have no experience of lasting joy in their lives. Jesus didn’t come to comfort the well-to-do and rally those who have their lives all in order. He didn’t come to gather the good, but the bad. All the poor and powerless And all the lost and lonely All the thieves will come confess And know that You are holy And know that You are holy [Chorus] And all will sing out hallelujah So is there any hope that we could one day be happy and at peace again? The Pharisee, who trusted in himself that he was righteous, is the one cast out.

One, a Pharisee, thought himself a good, impressive person. It is not the buoyant and boisterous he comforts, but those who mourn (Matthew 5:4). Not the prideful, but the meek (Matthew 5:5).He promises in Hosea 2:23, “I will have mercy on No Mercy, and I will say to Not My People, ‘You are my people.’” Our Father loves to show himself strong by being the strength of the weak, by showing mercy to those who otherwise receive no mercy.
Music (SESAC) Integrity’s Praise! Jesus, then, gives us this commentary: It is the unrighteous tax collector whom God graciously declares to be righteous, not the Pharisee. Used by Permission. The other, a tax collector, comes keenly aware of his unworthiness, not just acknowledging his sin, but feeling deeply undeserving before God.The Pharisee prays, “God, I thank you that I am not like other men, extortioners, unjust, adulterers, or even like this tax collector” (Luke 18:11). It is the poor he makes rich, the weak he makes strong, the foolish he makes wise, the guilty he makes righteous, the dirty he makes clean, the lonely he loves, the worthless he values, the lost he finds, the have-nots who stunningly become the haves — not mainly in this age, but in the new creation to come.It is not the emotionally endowed that he blesses, but the poor in spirit (Matthew 5:3). All the Poor and Powerless Close David Mathis @davidcmathis David Mathis is executive editor for desiringGod.org and pastor at Cities Church in Minneapolis/St. Paul.


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