Matthew 11:4-5 ~ The Condition of Blessing Part 2a

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The blind are receiving sight, and the lame are walking; lepers are being cleansed, and the deaf are hearing; the dead are being raised, and the poor are being evangelized.  That last part, the poor are being evangelized or are having the gospel preached to them, the poor.  Now that it is discriminatory!  What happened to everybody?  What happened to the rich, the religious, the politicians?  But it is just the poor.  The word “poor” does not just mean not having money or material things but somebody living in lowly humble conditions.  The people who are the most receptive to the gospel are not entangled with the money and activity of this earthly life.  The people who are most receptive to the gospel are not caught up mentally or physically in their daily life with serving to try to get from the world.  So, it is not just poor in money but lowly and humble circumstances.