There are two kingdoms that compete for the heart of human beings - the Kingdom of Man and the Kingdom of God. These kingdoms are incompatible and yet religion tells us that to enter the Kingdom of God you must enter by man's way. We pursue happiness, wealth, success, and other things that make us happy. But Jesus tells us in just a few short words that we don't have what it takes in our kingdom. We need a new Kingdom. Those who know that they are spiritually bankrupt and helpless to be in a relationship with God without Jesus are the poor in spirit. Jesus calls the poor in spirit blessed because theirs is the Kingdom of God.