JULY 31
CAST ALL YOUR WORRIES ON HIM
1 Peter 5:6-7
Humble yourselves therefore under the mighty hand of God, that he may exalt you in due time; casting all your worries on him, because he cares for you. (WEB)
In today's Scripture reading, the Apostle Peter begins the verse by saying, 'Humble yourselves therefore under the mighty hand of God, that he may exalt you in due time.' If we have a skewed idea of humility, we might think we have to grovel in God's presence or perhaps accept some form of self-hatred to demonstrate our humility.
Humility is not about trying to seem humble or, worse yet, pretending to be humble. True humility is understanding who we are in God's eyes and who He is to us. The best example of humility I see is a child's heart. There is no pretense in them. They know they rely on their parents to help with everything. They don't try to appear helpless; they genuinely recognize their lack of power.
In Matthew 18:1-4, Jesus tells His disciples that the greatest in His kingdom is the one who humbles himself like a little child. If that is the context for the first part of today's Scripture reading, then it provides the roadmap on how to fulfill the second part in verse 7, which says... casting all your worries on him, because he cares for you.
My prayer today is that our God and Father will reveal more of the many blessings we can enjoy if we humble ourselves like little children. May the simplicity of knowing that our Dad is the best Dad in the universe give us the courage to cast every one of our cares onto His big, strong shoulders.
May the Holy Spirit empower us to understand the vastness of our Father's love for us (Ephesians 3:16-21), so that we realize we can cast ALL our cares on Him simply because He cares for us. May the truth of this promise remove every fear and anxiety, allowing us to bear an easy yoke and a light burden, as Jesus promised in Matthew 11:28-30.
Matthew 18:1-4
In that hour the disciples came to Jesus, saying, “Who then is greatest in the Kingdom of Heaven?" Jesus called a little child to himself, and set him in their midst, and said, “Most certainly I tell you, unless you turn, and become as little children, you will in no way enter into the Kingdom of Heaven. Whoever therefore humbles himself as this little child, the same is the greatest in the Kingdom of Heaven. (WEB)
Humble yourselves therefore under the mighty hand of God, that he may exalt you in due time; casting all your worries on him, because he cares for you. (WEB)
In today's Scripture reading, the Apostle Peter begins the verse by saying, 'Humble yourselves therefore under the mighty hand of God, that he may exalt you in due time.' If we have a skewed idea of humility, we might think we have to grovel in God's presence or perhaps accept some form of self-hatred to demonstrate our humility.
Humility is not about trying to seem humble or, worse yet, pretending to be humble. True humility is understanding who we are in God's eyes and who He is to us. The best example of humility I see is a child's heart. There is no pretense in them. They know they rely on their parents to help with everything. They don't try to appear helpless; they genuinely recognize their lack of power.
In Matthew 18:1-4, Jesus tells His disciples that the greatest in His kingdom is the one who humbles himself like a little child. If that is the context for the first part of today's Scripture reading, then it provides the roadmap on how to fulfill the second part in verse 7, which says... casting all your worries on him, because he cares for you.
My prayer today is that our God and Father will reveal more of the many blessings we can enjoy if we humble ourselves like little children. May the simplicity of knowing that our Dad is the best Dad in the universe give us the courage to cast every one of our cares onto His big, strong shoulders.
May the Holy Spirit empower us to understand the vastness of our Father's love for us (Ephesians 3:16-21), so that we realize we can cast ALL our cares on Him simply because He cares for us. May the truth of this promise remove every fear and anxiety, allowing us to bear an easy yoke and a light burden, as Jesus promised in Matthew 11:28-30.
Matthew 18:1-4
In that hour the disciples came to Jesus, saying, “Who then is greatest in the Kingdom of Heaven?" Jesus called a little child to himself, and set him in their midst, and said, “Most certainly I tell you, unless you turn, and become as little children, you will in no way enter into the Kingdom of Heaven. Whoever therefore humbles himself as this little child, the same is the greatest in the Kingdom of Heaven. (WEB)