Those
Who Exalt Themselves Will Be Humbled,
And
Those
Who Humble Themselves Will Be Exalted.
Scripture
Luke
14
7 When
Jesus noticed that all who had come to the dinner were trying to sit
in the seats of honor near the head of the table, he gave them this
advice:
8 “When
you are invited to a wedding feast, don’t sit in the seat of honor.
What if someone who is more distinguished than you has also been
invited?
9 The host
will come and say, ‘Give this person your seat.’ Then you will be
embarrassed, and you will have to take whatever seat is left at the
foot of the table!
10 “Instead,
take the lowest place at the foot of the table. Then when your host
sees you, he will come and say, ‘Friend, we have a better place for
you!’ Then you will be honored in front of all the other guests.
11 For those
who exalt themselves will be humbled, and those who humble themselves
will be exalted.”
Observation
The
disciples of Jesus, during their three years with Jesus, had to have
many many lessons on humility, so it shouldn't come as a surprise to
us that it is also an area in our lives that is going to require a
lot of work!
“Humility
is not thinking less of yourself, it's thinking of yourself less” -
Rick
Warren. … “Humility frees us from selfishness” - Bruce Moore.
You
and I are called by Jesus Christ to be servants, but it is impossible
to do that when we are expecting others to serve us.
Is
your marriage in trouble? Having relationship problems?
Oops
… Maybe we have forgotten that we have been called to serve one
another.
Success
in life = God first ... Spouse second ... Everybody else third … Me
last.
Romans
12:16
16 Live
in harmony with each other. Don’t be too proud to enjoy the company
of ordinary people. And don’t think you know it all!
Philippians
2:3
Don’t
be selfish; don’t try to impress others. Be humble, thinking
of others as better than yourselves.
Application
I
will strive to put others and their needs above my own this week.
How
about you?
Prayer
Heavenly
Father, putting others' needs above my own is not easy. It is not
something that is natural for me to do. It is a lot easier to think
of me, myself, and I first and others second. Help me to think of
others as better than myself. And don't let me get easily offended.
I
pray for those who are struggling right now in their marriage or who
are having trouble with relationships. Give them a servant heart.
Help them understand the importance of serving and putting the other
person first.
Daily
Bible Reading: Genesis 34,35,36; Luke 14
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