Humility

1 Samuel 30:23 Powerful

1 Samuel 30:23 David replied, “No, my brothers, you must not do that with what the LORD has given us. He has protected us and delivered into our hands the raiding party that came against us.   Too often people take credit for what is not theirs to take credit for. Or to put it anotherContinue reading “1 Samuel 30:23 Powerful”

1 Samuel 17:49 A Stone

1 Samuel 17:49 Reaching into his bag and taking out a stone, he slung it and struck the Philistine on the forehead. The stone sank into his forehead, and he fell facedown on the ground. Some people wonder how anything gets done these days. There is so much dysfunction in the political world. It isContinue reading “1 Samuel 17:49 A Stone”

Humility – 1 Peter 5:5

1 Peter 5:5 In the same way, you who are younger, submit yourselves to your elders. All of you, clothe yourselves with humility toward one another, because, “God opposes the proud but shows favor to the humble.” There is one word that has certainly gotten a bad rap in English, and that word is “submit.”Continue reading “Humility – 1 Peter 5:5”

Other Teachers – Acts 18:26&28

Acts 18:26, 28 He began to speak boldly in the synagogue. When Priscilla and Aquila heard him, they invited him to their home and explained to him the way of God more adequately. 28 For he vigorously refuted his Jewish opponents in public debate, proving from the Scriptures that Jesus was the Messiah. There areContinue reading “Other Teachers – Acts 18:26&28”

Credit Due – Acts 12:22

Acts 12:22 They shouted, “This is the voice of a god, not of a man.” It can be so easy to give credit where credit isn’t due. Leaders throughout history have been given credit for events over which they had no control. Most of the time nothing happens to them. They bask in the limelightContinue reading “Credit Due – Acts 12:22”

Posture – Mark 5:6

Mark 5:6 When he saw Jesus from a distance, he ran and fell on his knees in front of him. When I was growing up, posture was important. Sit up straight, lift up your head, and don’t slouch! In my family, posture said something about who we were, a statement about our self-assessment of value.Continue reading “Posture – Mark 5:6”

1 Peter 5:6 Humble yourselves, therefore, under God’s mighty hand, that he may life you up in due time. One of my greatest struggles in life is to think of myself less. I often catch myself thinking of how events will affect me first, before thinking how they will affect others. I live in aContinue reading “Humility”

Greatness

Luke 9:43 And they were all amazed at the greatness of God. While everyone was marveling at all that Jesus did, he said to his disciples, Have you ever noticed that there are some people who just love the spotlight. If there is a place a prominence, they want to occupy that space. They wantContinue reading “Greatness”

Size of Forgiveness

Luke 7:47 Therefore, I tell you, her many sins have been forgiven—as her great love has shown. But whoever has been forgiven little loves little.” We love to hear about transformed lives. But not all lives! When someone takes a radical turn toward self-destruction, we don’t like those stories. We want to think that theContinue reading “Size of Forgiveness”

Know Yourself

John 13:3-4 3 Jesus knew that the Father had put all things under his power, and that he had come from God and was returning to God; 4 so he got up from the meal, took off his outer clothing, and wrapped a towel around his waist. During the teens and twenties, most people struggle to findContinue reading “Know Yourself”