“For those who exalt themselves will be humbled, and those who humble themselves will be exalted.” – Luke 14:11. Most Christians have heard the story of Nehemiah. On the surface it looks like a long list of names of people doing work, but it is so much more. But if we look a little closer…
“Humble yourselves before the Lord, and he will lift you up.” – James 4:10 It seems like there is a new superhero movie hitting theaters weekly. There are things that every superhero movie has in common; one, they have some extraordinary power and the second one is, every one of them has a weakness. It makes…
“When Jesus came to Simon Peter, Peter said to him, “Lord, are you going to wash my feet?”Jesus replied, “You don’t understand now what I am doing, but someday you will.” “No,” Peter protested, “you will never ever wash my feet!” Jesus replied, “Unless I wash you, you won’t belong to me. Simon Peter exclaimed,…
“A proud man is always looking down on things and people; and, of course, as long as you’re looking down, you can’t see something that’s above you.” – C.S. Lewis How often have you heard the response, “Well, I have my pride!” That statement is so true because pride shows up in the lives of…
“All who fear the LORD will hate evil. That is why I hate pride, arrogance, corruption, and perverted speech.” – Proverbs 8:13. Pride is one of those things that we don’t like to talk about. Pride is dangerous. Like blood pressure, pride can lurk below the surface, undetected, causing all kinds of damage. But unlike high…