Gracious Father, we deeply desire for Christ to permeate our lives that we may exude the supernatural character of your blessed kingdom. As kingdom participants, may we be poor in spirit through our utter dependence upon Christ alone. We confess we are lacking any spiritual resources of our own. We bring nothing virtuous to the relationship. We are incapable of experiencing or manifesting any good thing of our own volition. Out of this bankrupt state, we humbly depend upon your immeasurable and indescribable grace for every good thing manifested in and through our lives. Father, guide us to remain in this humble state sure of one thing—that Christ, and only Christ, who began a good work in us, will empower and complete us in the day of Christ Jesus.
In Christ,
Blessings!
Matthew 5:3
3 Blessed are the poor in spirit, for theirs is the kingdom of heaven.
Philippians 1:6
6 being confident of this, that he who began a good work in you will carry it on to completion until the day of Christ Jesus.