Day 232, Year 1 The Humble Receive More Grace from God “Surely He scorns the scornful, But gives grace to the humble.” (Proverbs 3:34 NKJV) “But He gives a greater grace. Therefore it says, ‘GOD IS OPPOSED TO THE PROUD, BUT GIVES GRACE TO THE HUMBLE.’” (James 4:6 NASB) The word “humble” in the first […]
Day 231, Year 1 Breaking Free from Legalistic Humility … “These are matters which have, to be sure, the appearance of wisdom in self-made religion and self-abasement and severe treatment of the body, but are of no value against fleshly indulgence.” (Colossians 2:23 NASB) Contrary to humbling ourselves under the mighty hand of God, it
Day 230, Year 1 Humble Yourselves Under the Mighty Hand of God “Therefore humble yourselves under the mighty hand of God, that He may exalt you at the proper time.” (1 Peter 5:6 NASB) The word for “humble” in today’s verse is tapeinoo in Greek. This verse is especially written for believers who are willing
Day 229, Year 1 Confessing the Truth of Human Life “A man’s pride will bring him low, But the humble in spirit will retain honor.” (Proverbs 29:23 NKJV) “He said, ‘Naked I came from my mother’s womb, And naked I shall return there. The LORD gave and the LORD has taken away. Blessed be the
Day 228, Year 1 Redirecting Misplaced Humility “Let no one keep defrauding you of your prize by delighting in self-abasement and the worship of the angels, taking his stand on visions he has seen, inflated without cause by his fleshly mind.” (Colossians 2:18 NASB) The word “self-abasement” (tapeinophrosune) in today’s verse also means “a deep
Day 227, Year 1 Imitate the Lord’s Humility Jesus Christ, “being found in appearance as a man, He humbled Himself by becoming obedient to the point of death, even death on a cross.” (Philippians 2:8 NASB) The word “humble” in today’s verse is tapeinoo in Greek. In the past, Jesus took the form of a
Day 226, Year 1 God’s Humility and Exaltation “Who is like the LORD our God, Who dwells on high, Who humbles Himself to behold The things that are in the heavens and in the earth? He raises the poor out of the dust, And lifts the needy out of the ash heap.” (Psalm 113:5-7 NKJV)
Day 225, Year 1 Pray for God’s Salvation and Redemption “But the tax collector, standing some distance away, was even unwilling to lift up his eyes to heaven, but was beating his breast, saying, ‘God, be merciful to me, the sinner!’ I tell you, this man went to his house justified rather than the other.”
Day 224, Year 1 Humbly Admit Who You Are “The Pharisee stood and was praying this to himself: ‘God, I thank You that I am not like other people: swindlers, unjust, adulterers, or even like this tax collector. I fast twice a week; I pay tithes of all that I get.’ But the tax collector,
Day 223, Year 1 No Arrogance in Victory, No Resentment in Defeat “Every valley shall be filled And every mountain and hill brought low.” (Luke 3:5a NKJV) Crookedness and uprightness were mentioned in previous days, while inferiority and pride are today’s focus. Nowadays, many people feel inferior or have low self-esteem, mainly because they compare
