WalterandDebbie
Sabbath Overseer
8-20-19
Continued from: Humility Is Absolutely Necessary: We live in a society that competes among ourselves to be somebody special. In the course of that competition, it is decided who will lead and who will follow. The followers commit themselves to the leaders expecting to be part of a group that is "something special". Even though they are followers, they are part of the rebellion against God that began with the first man, Adam.
They satisfy themselves with the idea that they are part of a group that is special "like God" and therefore they are somebody special. This desire to be singularly praised and loved simply must be controlled in our lives because singular praise or special praise and love belong to one person and one person only-God.
Most of us lacked humility when we began our new life in Christ. For years, I was totally lacking in humility- I simply modified my thinking and my behavior and began producing my own stage play. Much later, I began to understand we are a new creation and that old things are to pass away and all things are to become new. II Corinthians 5:17
If we continue to modify our old sin nature instead of controlling it, we will still have that desire to be "like God". As long as we allow that desire to remain, we will actually be God's competitor and not His subject. He is the King and if we want to receive the love of the King, we must humble ourselves. As we humble ourselves, our faith rises and we become more dependent on God.
We are then able to give up the desire to control people and circumstances, which had been necessary to gain the status of somebody special or part of a special group. Life then becomes more real and we see ourselves in a new and better way-not fearing what men or women may say, but striving to please God who loves us so.
Love always, Walter
Continued from: Humility Is Absolutely Necessary: We live in a society that competes among ourselves to be somebody special. In the course of that competition, it is decided who will lead and who will follow. The followers commit themselves to the leaders expecting to be part of a group that is "something special". Even though they are followers, they are part of the rebellion against God that began with the first man, Adam.
They satisfy themselves with the idea that they are part of a group that is special "like God" and therefore they are somebody special. This desire to be singularly praised and loved simply must be controlled in our lives because singular praise or special praise and love belong to one person and one person only-God.
Most of us lacked humility when we began our new life in Christ. For years, I was totally lacking in humility- I simply modified my thinking and my behavior and began producing my own stage play. Much later, I began to understand we are a new creation and that old things are to pass away and all things are to become new. II Corinthians 5:17
If we continue to modify our old sin nature instead of controlling it, we will still have that desire to be "like God". As long as we allow that desire to remain, we will actually be God's competitor and not His subject. He is the King and if we want to receive the love of the King, we must humble ourselves. As we humble ourselves, our faith rises and we become more dependent on God.
We are then able to give up the desire to control people and circumstances, which had been necessary to gain the status of somebody special or part of a special group. Life then becomes more real and we see ourselves in a new and better way-not fearing what men or women may say, but striving to please God who loves us so.
Love always, Walter