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How Humble Are You?
Most people are aware that pride can be a very dangerous thing.
But how many people are aware when they are full of pride?
Galatians 6:3 says if anyone thinks he is something when he is nothing, he deceives himself. And Romans 12:3 says not to think more highly of yourself than you ought to think. But how can you know if you’re thinking more highly of yourself than you ought to think?
Here is a test for you…The more highly you think of yourself, the more easily offended you are. Because Philippians 2:3 says in humility count others more significant than yourselves. Therefore, the prouder you are, the more easily offended you are. The humbler you are, the less easily offended you’ll be.
So, can you pass the humility test? Because it comes down to this: Who do you think you are?
Friday, January 10, 2025
What You Want or What You Need
What you want and what you need don’t
have to be mutually exclusive things. The sanctified life isn’t “whatever will
be will be.” And the satisfied life is not about having
to choose between want and need. This is about what you really need becoming
what you really want.
You see, what you need is Jesus, whether he gives you what you want or what you feel like you need. Jesus in the center. Jesus as the aim. Jesus as the focus. Jesus as the goal. Whatever else is going on. It’s not, “Jesus give me this,” but “Jesus give me you, as I go for this, or go through this.” And “Jesus, if you’re not in it, I don’t want it.” That is how you can have spiritual stability in rough waters. And that is how you learn to trust him. John Newton wrote Amazing Grace, and he also wrote “Begone, Unbelief!”, in which he said, “With Christ in the vessel, I smile at the storm.”
Friday, January 03, 2025
Your Last Tears
Today
marks one year since my mom passed away. And I haven’t cried about it like I
did those first few months. But last night, I did. Because this old 1970’s TV
show showed up in my YouTube feed. And I remembered how, after we moved my
parents into our home, we would watch reruns of that show after supper. We
laughed in the 1970’s, and laughed again at the reruns in the 2020’s. And the
thought of all that laughing made me cry.
Revelation 21:4 says that when we get to heaven, Jesus will wipe away every tear from our eyes. The reason we enter heaven with tears is because of the tears in this life. But if you receive Jesus as your Savior, those tears of sorrow will be your last tears. And only tears of joy will remain. But if you don’t receive Jesus as your Savior, your last tears will last forever. You’ll only have sorrow, and no joy. Which will your last tears be?
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