Tag: humility
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An Impressive Beginning
1There was a man of Benjamin whose name was Kish, the son of Abiel, son of Zeror, son of Becorath, son of Aphiah, a Benjaminite, a man of wealth. 2And he had a son whose name was Saul, a handsome young man. There was not a man among the people of Israel more handsome than he.…
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A Sin Problem
25“If someone sins against a man, God will mediate for him, but if someone sins against the LORD, who can intercede for him?”–1 Samuel 2 Eli was on the downside of his priestly career and his two sons were sinning as fellow priests. He confronted them with this line I highlighted above. It’s actually a profound…
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3 Things Worth Boasting About
3We ought always to give thanks to God for you, brothers, as is right, because your faith is growing abundantly, and the love of every one of you for one another is increasing. 4Therefore we ourselves boast about you in the churches of God for your steadfastness and faith in all your persecutions and in the afflictions…
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The Jesus Attitude
3Do nothing from selfish ambition or conceit, but in humility count others more significant than yourselves. 4Let each of you look not only to his own interests, but also to the interests of others. 5Have this mind among yourselves, which is yours in Christ Jesus, 6who, though he was in the form of God, did not count equality…
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Boast God’s Strength
30If I must boast, I will boast of the things that show my weakness.–2 Corinthians 11 During this time, various men were traveling around claiming to be somebody better than Paul. They considered themselves not merely apostles, but super-apostles. They accompanied their work with great boastings. In this chapter, Paul spoke about boasting. These other…
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Extra Portion
49When they had finished distributing the several territories of the land as inheritances, the people of Israel gave an inheritance among them to Joshua the son of Nun. 50By command of the LORD they gave him the city that he asked, Timnath-serah in the hill country of Ephraim. And he rebuilt the city and settled in it.–Joshua 19…
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Simple & Low
5Gracious is the LORD, and righteous; our God is merciful.6The LORD preserves the simple; when I was brought low, he saved me.–Psalm 117 This quotation highlights two attitudes that are essential for the Christian. Most recently, two of the people I have journeyed with have made decisions to publicly follow Jesus. At their baptisms they admitted their sin,…
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The God of Reversals
40he pours contempt on princesand makes them wander in trackless wastes;41but he raises up the needy out of afflictionand makes their families like flocks.42The upright see it and are glad,and all wickedness shuts its mouth.–Psalm 107 This psalm spoke of the steadfast love of God and how we who have been redeemed by God should…
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Remember Me
4Remember me, O LORD, when you show favor to your people; help me when you save them…–Psalm 106 This psalm is one of confession and brokenness before God. The psalmist even confessed the historical sins of his ancestors who God brought out of Egypt and into the Promised Land. And in his humility, he uttered verse…
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Humility Matters More
8Good and upright is the LORD;therefore he instructs sinners in the way.9He leads the humble in what is right,and teaches the humble his way.10All the paths of the LORD are steadfast love and faithfulness,for those who keep his covenant and his testimonies.–Psalm 25 I love the Joseph story in Genesis for many reasons. And my favorite new reason…
Joel M Bradshaw 