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February 12, 2017

Love Is Not Proud

Thoughts from daily Bible reading for today – February 12, 2017 It is not proud 1 Corinthians 13:4 Love is not proud. Indeed, there is no room for pride in a heart of love. Pride is an anchor to love that restrains its rich offering. It prolongs the inability to love by short-circuiting the effect [...]

February 6, 2017

Humility is Other Centered / Pride is Self Centered

Thoughts from daily Bible reading for today – February 6, 2017 Honor one another above yourselves. Romans 12:10 Every day my pride and ego relentlessly seek to smother whatever breath of humility is in my heart. Once the virtue is vanquished, my ego continues its conquest with Napoleon like occupation of my entire being. I [...]

October 12, 2016

Pride Comes Before A Fall

Thoughts from daily Bible reading for today – October 12, 2016 That ancient serpent called the devil, or Satan, who leads the whole world astray. He was hurled to the earth, and his angels with him. Revelation 12:9 A pedestal of pride looks down on other inferior souls. It is a position of self-worship that [...]

October 3, 2016

Humility Values Others Above Itself

Thoughts from daily Bible reading for today – October 3, 2016 Do nothing out of selfish ambition or vain conceit. Rather, in humility value others above yourselves, not looking to your own interests but each of you to the interests of the others. Philippians 2:3-4 I work with a person who regularly asks me, “How [...]

August 3, 2016

Thankful Praise to God, Not Proud Praise of Ourselves

Thoughts from daily Bible reading for today – August 3, 2016 Now to the King eternal, immortal, invisible, the only God, be honor and glory for ever and ever. Amen. 1 Timothy 1:17 If my story does not promote God—I am only promoting myself. Pride has a way of making me the central character in [...]

July 29, 2016

A Humble Leader

Thoughts from daily Bible reading for today – July 29, 2016 Rejoice greatly, O Daughter of Zion! Shout, Daughter of Jerusalem! See, your king comes to you, righteous and having salvation, gentle and riding on a donkey, on a colt, the foal of a donkey. Zechariah 9:9 Jesus modeled humble leadership. There were no airs—pretension [...]

July 16, 2016

Responsive Heart

Thoughts from daily Bible reading for today – July 16, 2016 Because your heart was responsive and you humbled yourself before the LORD when you heard what I have spoken against this place and its people, that they would become accursed and laid waste, and because you tore your robes and wept in my presence, [...]

July 1, 2016

Anointed Leader Not Entitled Leader

Thoughts from daily Bible reading for today – July 1, 2016 So he sent for him [David] and had him brought in. He was glowing with health and had a fine appearance and handsome features. Then the Lord said, “Rise and anoint him; this is the one.” So Samuel took the horn of oil and anointed [...]

April 21, 2016

Thankful Soil Grows Humility

Thoughts from daily Bible reading for today – April 21, 2016 Let the word of Christ dwell in you richly, teaching and admonishing one another in all wisdom, singing psalms and hymns and spiritual songs, with thankfulness in your hearts to God. Colossians 3:16 By default, I think many of us spend our days focused [...]

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