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January Thursday 9th
TOPIC: SERVE IN HUMILITY AND SUBMISSION TO AUTHORITY
TEXT: Romans 12:9-11
KEY VERSE: James 4:6 But he giveth more grace. Wherefore he saith,
God resisteth the proud, but giveth grace unto the humble.
While it is not good to be comparing yourself with others or to try to
live like other people, it will be wrong to think that you can excel in life
without learning from others. It is pride to look down on the achievements of
others or to see yourself better or more original than everyone else. Whoever
operates like that will fail. That is why you will not want to follow even your
leaders. By that, you lose the power of example because your leader is doing
what he is doing by inspiration. You say, “No, I can’t follow that pattern; I
want to be different.” When God has given instruction on how to do it, you are
saying you want to be different. You
will suffer for it! You will lose the presence of God because you are stubborn.
Pride is your problem. You don’t want to join the parade? How can you be part
of the soldiers because all soldiers will have to fall in line when on parade?
If the workmen did not follow the pattern God showed Moses, how could they have
done all the constructions to God’s satisfaction?
You are always saying to yourself, “I know! I know!! I know!!!” You want
to have your own version of everything. Will you not be kicked out of that
place soon? Join the line, follow the people, have all men say the same thing,
teach the same thing, and stop this I know, I know business. It is such
attitude that causes division in the Church. Why must you always be different?
What is different or special about you? Why are you full of peculiarity? Why
can’t you learn humility from Christ Jesus? See what scripture testifies of
Him. Philippians
2:2-8 Fulfil ye my joy, that ye be likeminded, having the same love, being of one accord, of one
mind. 3 Let nothing be done through strife or vainglory;
but in lowliness of mind let each esteem other better than
themselves. 4 Look not every man on his own things, but every man
also on the things of others. 5 Let this mind be in you, which was
also in Christ Jesus: 6 Who, being in the form of God, thought it
not robbery to be equal with God: 7 But made Himself of no
reputation, and took upon Him the form of a servant, and was made in the
likeness of men: 8 And being found in fashion as a man, He humbled
Himself, and became obedient unto death, even the death of the cross.
Thought for the day: Serve in humility and with a gentle spirit for this
is pleasing to the Lord.
Song for the day: Be like Jesus every day in your life, be like Jesus
every………
#Horemow.
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