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Proverbs 26 – So you think you are wise…

Jul20

Good afternoon y’all. Happy Monday 🙂
Today, we continue our study of the book of Proverbs. We are in chapter 26.

Verse 12 of this chapter really caught my attention this morning. Pride is such a dangerous thing to have in ones life.

I pray as we read, the Holy spirit will reveal to us those areas where pride is still at work in our lives.

Be blessed 🙂

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“Do you see a man wise in his own eyes? There  is more hope for a fool than for him” (V12 NKJV) .

Are we wise in our own eyes? Do we believe we have ‘arrived’ or know it all, that we start to ignore God? Do we trust in our strength and wealth?

All of the above is pride in all of its glorification!!! Pride is what makes a man believe he knows it all and doesn’t need God. It’s such a dangerous thing to think you have ‘arrived’ or know it all, to the extent you stop taking corrections from people and even from God!

When we become careless and allow pride full reign in our lives, God himself will have to humble us and oh it’s such a painful experience to be humbled by God. Ask king Nebucadnezzer in the book of Daniel and Pharaoh in the book of Exodus. I’m sure they would both tell us they wish they weren’t proud and defiant against God. One was given a second chance, the other never got a chance to repent; he died in his pride and arrogance.

Scripture tells us that God resists the proud but gives grace to the humble (James 4:6).

Friends, let’s respect ourselves and understand our limitations. We cant make it through this christian race without Gods help and direction. That’s why proverbs 3: 5-7 tells us to trust in the Lord and not lean on our own understanding

“With all your heart you must trust the Lord and not your own judgment. Always let him lead you, and he will clear the road for you to follow. Don’t ever think that you are wise enough, but respect the Lord and stay away from evil” (Pro 3:5-7 CEVUS06).

No matter how much money or how successful we are or how knowledgeable we are, never let us get too proud or reject instruction from God. It is a very dangerous thing to get to this point.

Humility is very important. Paul in 1 Corinthians 3:18 says:

“Let no one deceive himself. If anyone among you seems to be wise in this age, let him become a fool that he may become wise” (NKJV).

That is for us to be wise, we must first learn to humble ourselves and admit we know nothing; that we are completely clueless. Then God can begin to teach us and fill us with His wisdom.

I will leave us with few scriptures on humility

“Pride leads to disgrace, but with humility comes wisdom” (Pro 11: 2 NLT).

“Pride leads to destruction; humility leads to honor” (Pro 18:12 CEVUS06).

“True humility and fear of the lord lead to riches, honor, and long life”.(Pro 22: 4 NLT).

“If you are wise and understand God’s ways, prove it by living an honorable life, doing good works with the humility that comes from wisdom” (James 3:13 NLT).

“So humble yourselves under the mighty power of God, and at the right time he will lift you up in honor” (1 Peter 5:6 NLT).

“Be of the same mind toward one another. Do not set your mind on high things, but associate with the humble. Do not be wise in your own opinion” (Rom 12:16 NKJV).

I pray God will remove pride from our lives and fill us with the spirit of humility. Amen.

Thanks for joining today. Pls feel free to share your thoughts on the chapter.

Have a blessed day 🙂

***With God all things are possible***

Matthew 18 – The forgiving heart

Mar25

Hello y’all. Happy midweek 🙂

Today we are looking at Matthew 18.

There is so much to learn from this chapter but I’m gonna focus on a few of the verses that spoke to me as I read the chapter.

Be blessed 🙂

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Verse 3 – 4 :

“Then he said, “I tell you the truth, unless you turn from your sins and become like little children, you will never get into the Kingdom of Heaven. So anyone who becomes as humble as this little child is the greatest in the Kingdom of Heaven”. (Matthew 18: 3- 4 NLT)

Being the greatest in God’s kingdom is all about humility and sincerity of heart. We can’t approach or serve God with pride in our hearts.  Rather we have to approach and serve him with humility. Let’s be careful not to get carried away by earthly status bestowed on us by men. Jesus has specifically told us what will qualify us to be the greatest in His kingdom. We must humble ourselves and be sincere in our walk with Him just like a little child is. 

Verses 8 – 9:

“If your hand or foot causes you to sin, chop it off and throw it away! You would be better off to go into life crippled or lame than to have two hands or two feet and be thrown into the fire that never goes out.  If your eye causes you to sin, poke it out and get rid of it. You would be better off to go into life with only one eye than to have two eyes and be thrown into the fires of hell.(Matthew 18 :8 -9 CEV)

God wants to give us the best of the best but there are distractions along our way that distract us from Him and what He has for us.The enemy doesn’t want us to enter into God’s rest. He will do whatever he can to make sure we are distracted and miss out on what God has for us. John 10:10 tells us His mission – steal and kill and destroy. Therefore according to verses 8 -9, we need to get rid of anything that will stand in the way of God in our lives. I love the way message version puts this.

“If your hand or your foot gets in the way of God, chop it off and throw it away. You’re better off maimed or lame and alive than the proud owners of two hands and two feet, godless in a furnace of eternal fire. And if your eye distracts you from God, pull it out and throw it away. You’re better off one-eyed and alive than exercising your twenty-twenty vision from inside the fire of hell.(Matthew 18:8-9 MSG)

Let’s examine our lives and get rid of anything that is not pleasing to God and standing in the way of us fully surrendering to Him and letting him have His way. Those things we are clinging to are not worth us losing our souls over.

Verses 21 – 35:
Basically, we need to forgive at all times. The truth is, offence is inevitable. People are bound to hurt us whether intentionally or unintentionally and we probably will do the same as well. We have to be prepared and make up our mind with the help of the Holy Spirit to forgive no matter the offence.

It’s easy to say we have forgiven with our lips but if we are honest with ourselves in our hearts we know we haven’t really forgiven the person. When we see them, we become angry and probably don’t want to have anything to do with them. You know you have truly forgiven when you see the person and it doesn’t stir up any bad emotions in you.

When we choose not to forgive, we give power to those who have offended us and we become prisoners to the offence. Funny thing is, the person who offended us has probably moved on with enjoying life and here we are moody, angry, letting them steal our joy and causing our prayers to go unanswered. No one is worth giving that kind of power to.

Forgiveness is crucial for us as Christians because if we don’t forgive others, God can’t forgive us as well. In the Lord’s prayer, Jesus teaches us to pray in this manner: “and forgive us our sins, just as we have forgiven those who have sinned against us”.(Matthew 6: 12 TLB). Also Unforgiveness hinders our prayer from being answered (Mark 11:25)

Forgiveness could be very difficult but I know that Jesus won’t ask us to do this if it was impossible. With the help of the Holy Spirit we can learn to forgive those who have offended us. He can help us begin to see them through the eyes of Christ and fill us with compassion towards them. It’s possible that the person who offended us is also hurting. I often hear Joyce Meyers say “Hurting People, hurt others”

I pray the Holy Spirit helps us to forgive those who have offended us, and fill us with compassion towards them.

Thanks for joining today.

Have a lovely evening 🙂

***With God all things are possible***