Blessed are the poor in spirit, for theirs is the kingdom of God.

Curious to know what you guys think “poor in spirit” means. I’ve got three possibilities in my head, one that I’m leaning towards.

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The 3 possibilities:

1. What @geaux.eth said above — not actually being about money but of “spiritual wealth”, so to speak
2. What Jesus says in Luke 6:20 — just literally being poor
3. About manna, specifically, but pertaining to the heart, not actual material circumstance

Leaning toward 3, but open

So I used to lean more towards this, but the parallel verse in Luke — “blessed are the poor” — makes me think it may have a closer relationship to manna.

Will share more of my thoughts on that in a bit…

So what if the “poor” is actually reference to money/manna (like it appears to be in Luke), but the “in spirit” is in juxtaposition to “in the flesh” or in the seen realm. In other words, he would be speaking about the heart’s disposition toward money, but regardless of one’s actual financial state.

Poor in spirit - meaning not spiritually proud or self-sufficient. 

These people know that their spirit comes from God and God alone. They who inherit Heaven know why they inherit it - it is the gracious gift of God in Jesus Christ received by faith and not earned by religious works.

I'm interested to hear what others think about this. I'll wait to see what they say as my idea is still floating around my mind and heart of how i see this.