We will all serve one or the other. Truth is, we get to choose daily who we will serve!
The poor in spirit and the prisoner of the Lord:
This is the state of those who humbly seek the Lord and His righteousness and His guidance;
The Lord hears the poor and does not despise His prisoners Psalms 69:33
We go to church and contribute of our tithes and offerings, sing hymns and songs of worship, we pray, we offer our help with church programs, etc. but is your heart fully surrendered to God? Are you poor and needy? Are you the prisoner of the Lord? What does this mean for practical, daily living?
Paul, in Ephesians 3:1 refers to himself as “the prisoner of Christ.” A prisoner is one who is in custody; more than a servant, much like a slave. But in this case Paul has surrendered himself; heart, mind, soul, and strength, offering himself as a living sacrifice to God. This is our reasonable act of worship.
To be poor in spirit means to empty one of himself before God. When I come to the inner revelation that I have nothing to offer to God but myself; all of me, I realize how poor and needy I truly am; naked and destitute. There is nothing good in me, that is, in my flesh. My only response is to offer myself a living sacrifice before God. This is what it means to poor in spirit and the prisoner of Christ. I belong to Him, for I was bought (redeemed) at a great price. Therefore, my fitting response is to be fully committed to Him.
The only way one can obey His commands to love God and one another is to become poor in spirit and surrender as a prisoner in chains.
Psalms 69:30-33 NKJV
[30] I will praise the name of God with a song, And will magnify Him with thanksgiving. [31] This also shall please the Lord better than an ox or bull, Which has horns and hooves. [32] The humble shall see this and be glad; And you who seek God, your hearts shall live. [33] For the Lord hears the poor, And does not despise His prisoners.
https://bible.com/bible/114/psa.69.30-33.NKJV
Psalms 28:7 NKJV
[7] The Lord is my strength and my shield; My heart trusted in Him, and I am helped; Therefore my heart greatly rejoices, And with my song I will praise Him.
https://bible.com/bible/114/psa.28.7.NKJV
Psalms 50:13-15 NKJV
[13] Will I eat the flesh of bulls, Or drink the blood of goats? [14] Offer to God thanksgiving, And pay your vows to the Most High. [15] Call upon Me in the day of trouble; I will deliver you, and you shall glorify Me.”
https://bible.com/bible/114/psa.50.13-15.NKJV
Psalms 34:2 NKJV
[2] My soul shall make its boast in the Lord; The humble shall hear of it and be glad.
https://bible.com/bible/114/psa.34.2.NKJV
Psalms 22:26 NKJV
[26] The poor shall eat and be satisfied; Those who seek Him will praise the Lord. Let your heart live forever!
https://bible.com/bible/114/psa.22.26.NKJV
Psalms 68:6 NKJV
[6] God sets the solitary in families; He brings out those who are bound into prosperity; But the rebellious dwell in a dry land.
https://bible.com/bible/114/psa.68.6.NKJV
Ephesians 3:1 NKJV
[1] For this reason I, Paul, the prisoner of Christ Jesus for you Gentiles—
https://bible.com/bible/114/eph.3.1.NKJV
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