“Before his
downfall a man’s heart is proud,
but humility comes before honor.”
(Proverbs 18:12)
My mom used to use some interesting terms and expressions when describing
humanity. One of her favorites was “fool hardy” when someone did something out
of line. Another was that “It is better to be silent and be thought a fool that
to speak out and remove all doubt.” Somehow, when we are proud in the
context of today’s text, we are not paying attention. When we kid ourselves
with false pride, it helps us grow to have an appreciation for the realities of
life.
We are often overconfident. It seems that the younger we are the more likely we
are to suffer from “cockiness”. Somehow that is God’s way of teaching us. We
constantly have to monitor our pride and confidence. The elders of society have
knowledge and experience but are not always correct. Technology and society are
changing faster than fifty years ago. Therefore many of the rules of life have
changed.
In
our spiritual lives, the rules have not and will not change. We need to take
inventory on our pride and be real. The ethics, love and traditions taught to
us by Christ will endure regardless of technology changes and cash flows. We
need to hold up our values to serve the Lord in an ever changing world.
Thought
for Today:
Every day is the first day of the rest of our lives. The mistakes and
experiences of our past are nothing more than learning experiences and enable
us to move forward with confidence. Today let us focus on being humble and
dealing with the realities of our individual worlds.
Prayer
for Today:
Heavenly Father, today we give thanks for the lessons we have learned and the
great loves that we have. Through all that Jesus taught us and what we learned
from the past, thank you for putting it before us.
Amen
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