There’s something breathtaking about watching God work in the aftermath of human failure. Not just the forgiveness part, though that’s miraculous enough, but the way He takes our worst moments and transforms them into something beautiful, purposeful, even powerful.

Becoming poor in spirit is often a journey rather than a destination. It typically begins when we encounter the holiness of God and realize the vast chasm between His perfection and our best efforts. Isaiah experienced this when he saw the Lord in His temple and cried out, “Woe to me! I am ruined! For I am a man of unclean lips, and I live among a people of unclean lips, and my eyes have seen the King, the Lord Almighty!” (Isaiah 6:5).

“How dare you ask that which is?” came the almost audible response to his prayer. The revelation struck him like lightning: God cannot make His grace any more sufficient than He has already made it. The problem was not with God’s provision, but with Webb-Peploe’s perception and faith.