Day 228 (Year 2) 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 2) 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 the Greek. In the past, Jesus took the form of
Day 226 (Year 2) 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 2) 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 2) 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 2) 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
Day 222 (Year 2) Adjusting Your Heart “Every valley shall be filled And every mountain and hill brought low; The crooked places shall be made straight And the rough ways smooth.” (Luke 3:5 NKJV) Obviously, today’s verse refers to the invisible work of leveling and repairing roads in the human hearts and spirits. Indeed, many
Day 221 (Year 2) Be Humble Before the Lord “And He called a child to Himself and set him before them, and said, ‘Truly I say to you, unless you are converted and become like children, you will not enter the kingdom of heaven. Whoever then humbles himself as this child, he is the greatest
Day 220 (Year 2) Humble Yourselves Willingly Before the Lord “Humble yourselves in the sight of the Lord, and He will lift you up.” (James 4:10 NKJV) To humble ourselves before the Lord is to honor Him, to affirm that His thoughts are better than ours, and even to the point of thinking of ourselves
Day 219 (Year 2) Seize the Time to be Known by the Lord … “When once the Master of the house has risen up and shut the door, and you begin to stand outside and knock at the door, saying, ‘Lord, Lord, open for us,’ and He will answer and say to you, ‘I do
