2 Chronicles 7: 14 If My people, which are called by my name, shall humble themselves, and pray, and seek my face, and turn from their wicked ways; then will I hear from heaven, and will forgive their sin, and will heal their land. When you read the verses which precede this one you understand […]
Proverb 13: 10 NIV Pride only breeds quarrels, but wisdom is found in those who take advice. Among the unpopular topics of the day, this must be one. We have become a proud, arrogant people who value our own opinions above all others and rarely will lower ourselves to […]
1 Corinthians 13: 4 Love is patient, love is kind, and is not jealous; love does not brag and is not arrogant. It is interesting that love is known not only for what it is but also for what it is not. It can be hard to describe what love is but we all understand […]
Psalm 25: 9 He leads the humble in justice, and He teaches the humble His way. You can hang out in the twenty-fifth psalm for a long time. There is much nourishment for the soul here. So how did I choose verse nine? I am often attracted to the verses that promise God will lead […]
1 Peter 5: 6 – 7 Humble yourselves therefore under the might hand of God that he may exalt you in due time, casting all your anxiety on Him, because He cares for you. Do you find it curious that God put a humility directive in the same sentence that He commands us to cast […]
Colossians 3: 12 – 13 And so, as those who have been chosen of God, holy and beloved, put on a heart of compassion, kindness, humility, gentleness and patience; bearing with one another, and forgiving each other, whoever has a complaint against anyone; just as the Lord forgave you, so also should you.We are the […]
Hebrews 13: 7 Remember those who led you, who spoke the word of God to you; and considering the result of their conduct, imitate their faith. On two occasions the Apostle Paul encouraged people to imitate him. The first occurrence is in 1 Corinthians 4: 16 where he wrote, “I exhort you therefore, be imitators […]
