GOOD ATTITUDES BRING BLESSINGS

Dear One,

When Jesus asked the rich man to sell all he had and give to the poor, the fact that the rich man would not do it showed his attitude toward the poor and also toward his real lack of desire to obey Jesus. The rich man wanted to know what he needed to do to inherit eternal life. He said that he always kept all of the commandments. That's when Jesus said there there are none good except Me. Then Jesus told him to sell all his goods and give to the poor. The rich man could not do it. His reaction to the admonition by Jesus showed his attitude toward the people who were less fortunate than him. His trust was in his riches. Your attitude toward the poor in spirit and financially poor people shows a lot about where your heart resides. If you judge others because of their lack of desire to work and be financially productive, you are demonstrating that you do not know what is at the basis of poverty. It's a demonic spirit of poverty which not allow some of My children to become prosperous. It's a curse of poverty. When Jesus told people to give alms to the poor, He didn't tell them to find out first what the motivation was behind the situations of the poor, whether they wanted to work or not. He knew what is behind all poverty and it's a demonic spirit of poverty. I told My children to give to the poor and Jesus continued the admonition when He said to give alms to the poor and to not let the right hand know what the left hand is doing. There were no stings attached to the giving. So the problem with the rich man was his attitude toward the poor, that his riches were more important to him than the poor who found themselves in pitiful circumstances. His attitude was what was the problem. Jesus had taught at length about attitudes and their effect upon the life of a person. He said the poor in spirit are blessed because the kingdom of heaven is theirs. He was fulfilling the prophesies about Him, that through Him the blind would see, the sick would be restored to health, the broken hearted would be healed and those in bondage would be set free. Jesus was saying to the rich man that attitudes are everything. The attitude of the rich man toward the poor and his own riches cost him the blessings of eternal life. There were many other rich men who came to Jesus who were not admonished to sell all of their riches and give to the poor. Jesus knew their attitudes were attitudes of being merciful to the poor rather than being judgmental of the poor. He knew their attitudes were the same as My attitude, mercy rather than judgment. Thoughts and attitudes are everything in receiving My kingdom and then walking in the blessings of My kingdom. Love, God Isaiah 61:1; Luke 4:18; Matthew 19: 17-22; Matthew 5:3; 16-26; Matthew 6;1-4; Matthew 5: 27-30; Matthew 5:38-48; Matthew 5:1-12.